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Orzo With Shiitake and Garlic Scapes

Orzo With Shiitake and Garlic Scapes

Name: Orzo With Shiitake and Garlic Scapes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Onion 1 small; Olive oil 5 tbsp; Salt 1/2 tsp; Black pepper 1/8 tsp; Chicken stock 4 cups; Orzo pasta 12 oz; Shiitake mushrooms 6 oz; Garlic scapes 3; Butter 4 tbsp; Whipping cream 3 tbsp; Parmesan cheese 1/2 cup; Spinach 3 oz

risotto without the rice!

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Serves 4
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Ingredients

	1 small Onion diced
	5 tbsp Olive oil extra virgin (divided into 3 tbsp and 2 tbsp)
	1/2 tsp Salt
	1/8 tsp Black pepper freshly ground
	4 cups Chicken stock
	12 oz Orzo pasta
	6 oz Shiitake mushrooms
	3 Garlic scapes trimmed with the bulb removed
	4 tbsp Butter divided into 2 tbsp and 2 tbsp
	3 tbsp Whipping cream
	1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
	3 oz Spinach baby

Nutritional information

647

Calories

39.7g

Fat

57.9g

Carbohydrate

19.1g

Protein

120mg

Cholesterol

1477mg

Sodium

Cuisine:

Italian Recipes

Ingredients

1 small Onion
diced
5 tbsp Olive oil
extra virgin (divided into 3 tbsp and 2 tbsp)
1/2 tsp Salt
1/8 tsp Black pepper
freshly ground
4 cups Chicken stock
12 oz Orzo pasta
6 oz Shiitake mushrooms
3 Garlic scapes
trimmed with the bulb removed
4 tbsp Butter
divided into 2 tbsp and 2 tbsp
3 tbsp Whipping cream
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
grated
3 oz Spinach
baby

Orzo With Shiitake and Garlic Scapes

This Orzo With Shiitake And Garlic Scapes is the dish I make for special occasions like birthdays or anniversaries. It looks and tastes like a gourmet risotto but it only takes 20 minutes to prepare and cook. I use shiitake mushrooms which are the most common mushroom found in Asian cuisine. Their meaty texture and earthy, smoky flavor really complements the subtle flavor of the garlic scapes.

Orzo is a type of pasta which actually looks like rice so that’s why this dish is “risotto-style”. Risotto without the rice! Using orzo instead of rice makes this dish so much easier to prepare because cooking with rice is a slower process and it’s easier to make mistakes and end up with a risotto which is gloopy rather than creamy.

To make Orzo With Shiitake And Garlic Scapes, you will need the following ingredients:

So, how do you make Orzo With Shiitake And Garlic Scapes?

Steps to make Orzo With Shiitake and Garlic Scapes

1	Heat the stock	2
Bring the chicken stock to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer to keep warm.
2	Sauté onions	1
Heat 3 tbsp of olive oil in a large pan or skillet and gently fry the onion until it has softened. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
3	Cook the orzo	7
Stir the orzo into the onions. Slowly add the stock to the pan, one ladle full at a time, stirring continuously, until the stock has fully absorbed. Continue adding ladles of stock until the orzo is cooked to al dente.
4	Sauté mushrooms and garlic scapes	5
Meanwhile, in a separate pan, heat 2 tbsp of olive oil and fry the mushrooms and garlic scapes until they are a golden brown color.
5	Add butter and season	1
Add 2 tbsp of the butter and season with salt and freshly ground pepper. When the butter has turned a golden brown color, remove from heat and set to one side.
6	Combine butter, parmesan and cream with the orzo	1
Once the orzo is cooked, mix in the remaining 2 tbsp of butter, parmesan cheese and heavy cream until fully combined.
7	Stir in spinach	1
Mix in the baby spinach. Continue cooking until the spinach starts to wilt. Adjust the seasoning if necessary.
8	Reheat mushrooms	1
Place the mushroom and garlic scape pan on a hot burner briefly to re-warm.
9	Serve	2
Spoon the orzo into a bowl and top with a spoonful of the mushrooms and scapes.

This Orzo With Shiitake And Garlic Scapes recipe is a really creamy take on risotto. Try it out for your next special occasion and come back to leave a review.

Dasha Vakulova

Dasha is an enthusiastic and cheerful mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Dasha is going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.