Cheesy Baked Orzo

Name: Cheesy Baked Orzo
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 400g orzo; 1 can crushed tomatoes; 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth; 2 cups baby spinach; 200g feta, cubed; 1 onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic; 2 tsp oregano; 2 tbsp olive oil; fresh basil to serve

One-pan baked orzo with feta, tomatoes, spinach and herbs — Greek comfort food made easy. Baking the orzo directly in the tomato broth rather than boiling it separately is what lets the pasta absorb all that flavour as it cooks, rather than diluting it.

Total time

35 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Asian

comfortnoodles

Ingredients

400gorzo

1 cancrushed tomatoes

3 cupschicken or vegetable broth

2 cupsbaby spinach

200gfeta, cubed

1onion, diced

4 clovesgarlic

2 tsporegano

2 tbspolive oil

fresh basilto serve

Instructions

Sauté onion and garlic in oil in oven-safe pan.

Add tomatoes, broth, oregano, and orzo; stir.

Bake uncovered at 190°C for 25 min until orzo is tender.

Stir in spinach; top with feta; broil 5 min.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

401

Protein

17.2g

Fat

19g

Carbs

42.8g

Fiber

5.8g

Sodium

557mg

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