- 1 whole bulb Garlic
- 2 tsp Olive oildivided
- 1 ¾ cups Orzo pastauncooked
- 2 ½ cups Chicken stock
- 3 oz Cream Cheesereduced-fat
- 1 package (9 oz) Fresh spinachtrimmed and chopped
- ¼ cup Asiago cheeseshredded
- ¼ cup Milkfat-free
- 1 tsp Seasoningsalt-free garlic pepper blend
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Parsleyminced fresh
Creamy Roasted Garlic & Spinach Orzo
This Creamy Roasted Garlic & Spinach Orzo is absolutely bursting with flavor. The roasted garlic elevates the dish from tasty to mind-blowing! It’s a great recipe to feed a crowd and I usually serve this in the center of the table and let everyone help themselves. In this dish, I use Asiago cheese which is similar to Parmesan but is a bit nuttier and creamier. If you can’t get Asiago, substitute it with Parmesan.
The secret ingredient in this recipe is the roasted garlic so I start by peeling the outer skin from the garlic bulb and slicing the top so that the cloves are exposed. I drizzle the cloves with oil and wrap the bulb in foil before roasting in the oven for 30-35 minutes. Fry the orzo pasta lightly in oil before adding stock to rehydrate. Stir in the remaining ingredients and serve. Couldn’t be easier (or tastier!).
To make Creamy Roasted Garlic & Spinach Orzo, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Creamy Roasted Garlic & Spinach Orzo
1 | Heat the oven | 5 |
Preheat the oven to 425 °F. | ||
2 | Prepare the garlic | 2 |
3 | Roast the garlic | 30 |
4 | Brown orzo pasta | 2 |
5 | Add stock and cook orzo | 10 |
6 | Add cream cheese | 1 |
7 | Add remaining ingredients | 2 |
8 | Serve | |
Recipe Reviews
Kids gobbled this right up without an issue, very cheesy and mouthwatering I liked it a lot.
Good with some cheesy garlic bread or black bread alongside some tasty wine haha!
Can't say it was the best orzo meal cause the creamy sun dried tomato one still takes that spot but it was good too.
Flavorful and simple though I didn't add the asiago cheese cause it was creamy enough.
Love this meal, honestly one of my favorites can't get enough of this dish.
Totally delicious one of my favorite lunches I've ever made myself.
Couldn't find the asiago cheese so ended up using mozzarella, any one have ideas where to buy it in Slovakia?
This was alright, would've prefered penne pasta instead of orzo with this recipe though.
Best recipe with orzo out there thanks to Jelena, she never fails to post the best stuff, would recommend all her meals.
Only thing to say is it's the BOMB! Thanks so much for the amazing orzo recipe even made another thing from this website for dessert--traditional welsh bread.
Amazing creamy spinach orzo,so tasty love it a lot.
Very tasty I'm happy with this roasted orzo going to be making it weekly from now on.
Well done! Verified!
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