Best Orzo Recipes and Orzo Cooking Ideas

Roasted Greek Chicken with Lemon, Oregano, Potatoes and Minted Orzo Recipe

Small, flavorful Cornish hens (young chickens) roasted with lemon, garlic and herbs until tender and juicy are a perfect match for minted orzo and a Greek Salad. Any leftovers make fantastic pita sandwiches the next day. Click here to see An Easy, Greek-Inspired Dinner story

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Greek Orzo Salad With Shrimp and Cherry Tomatoes

This Greek orzo salad recipe is perfect if you're looking for a quick and easy dish to make to enjoy on its own or as a side dish. This recipe requires you to make your own zesty vinaigrette that gets mixed in with orzo, cooked shrimp, tomatoes and more. Perfect to take for a picnic or barbecue. This recipe is by Abby Mandel and was originally published in the Chicago Tribune.

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Mediterranean Orzo Soup

Blakely Trettenero, host of the Cooking for Bimbos and Hungry for Travels websites, is a graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Orland. She also is a world traveler, having visited more than 30 countries, and is becoming a frequent guest on TV.

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Orzo With Caramelized Vegetables

There are few pastas more satisfying than orzo, with its plump, chewy grains so much like rice, but on a grander scale and more tender. But it's often overlooked even by convenience-minded cooks, which is silly, given how fast it can be to prepare. One of my favorite ways to eat it is with caramelized onions, garlic, mushrooms and sweet potato. —Faith Durand, TheKitchn.comThis recipe is by Faith Durand and was originally published in the Chicago Tribune.

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Italian Wedding Soup With Orzo and Escarole

This recipe calls for orzo, the rice shaped pasta, along with classic beef meatballs and escarole. Feel free to substitute curly endive or spinach for the escarole.This recipe is from Ronzoni and was originally published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

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Lamb Meatballs with Orzo, Tomato and Feta Recipe

This is my Greek version of spaghetti and meatballs, and it's just as comforting and hearty as the old stand-by but has some exotic flavors to kickstart your palate.Click here to see Recipe SWAT Team: Meatballs.

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Turkey Soup with Dumplings

"Making soup from the carcass of the turkey never seems to disappoint. Adding dumplings brings a hearty deliciousness to the broth and the fresh veggies a satisfying bowl of comfort. I use orzo pasta because it can stand up in the soup without getting too soft or soggy!" - Cristina Ferrare

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Italian Wedding Soup

Italian wedding soup is a staple dish in Italian cookery. Many versions of the soup exist but its key ingredients include: chicken broth, miniature meatballs, tiny soup-style pasta, chopped greens and freshly grated cheese. Go the extra mile and make your own chicken stock, or just buy the store-bought stuff for an easy weeknight comfort meal. This recipe is by Joe Crea and was originally published in The Chicago Tribune.

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Slow-Cooker Lemon Chicken and Orzo Soup

This healthy, flavorful soup is loaded with tons of fresh, nutritious ingredients like spinach, carrots, celery, and onion and simmers in a slow cooker while you're away at work so it tastes like it cooked all day — because it did.

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Slow Cooker Minestrone

Need a hearty soup for Meatless Mondays? Throw this into your slow cooker before you leave for work in the morning. When you get home, the most amazing thyme- and sage-laced smells will be wafting through your house. All you’ll need to do is add the orzo, zucchini, and spinach to the pot and wait 30 minutes for a delicious, stick-to-your-ribs meal. You won’t even miss the meat.— Shelby KinnairdClick here for more recipes from the Diabetic Foodie.Click here for more of the 101 Best Slow Cooker Recipes

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