Creamy Orzo with Spinach and Lemon

Name: Creamy Orzo with Spinach and Lemon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400g orzo pasta; 3 cups baby spinach; 1 onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic; 4 cups chicken or veg broth; ½ cup cream; ½ cup parmesan, grated; juice of 1 lemon; 3 tbsp butter; fresh basil

One-pot creamy orzo with spinach, lemon, and parmesan — done in 20 minutes. Simmering the orzo directly in the broth, stirring occasionally like a risotto, releases its starch and builds the creamy texture without any added cream.

Total time

25 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

comfort

Ingredients

400gorzo pasta

3 cupsbaby spinach

1onion, diced

4 clovesgarlic

4 cupschicken or veg broth

½ cupcream

½ cupparmesan, grated

juice of 1 lemon

3 tbspbutter

fresh basil

Instructions

Sauté onion and garlic in butter.

Add orzo; stir 2 min; add broth.

Simmer 12-14 min until orzo is tender and creamy.

Stir in cream, parmesan, spinach, and lemon. Garnish.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

503

Protein

29.9g

Fat

38.8g

Carbs

14.6g

Fiber

4.4g

Sodium

1063mg

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