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Skip to content 🍽️ Mediterranean Lemony One Pot Orzo 🍽️ Mediterranean
Orzo cooked risotto-style in vegetable stock with garlic, tomatoes and spinach, finished with parmesan and lemon. This lemony version is finished with lemon zest. Ready in about 30 minutes.
Ingredients 🥬 Spinach 2 cups 🧅 Onion 1, chopped 🧄 Garlic 3 cloves 🫙 Olive Oil 1 tbsp 🧀 Parmesan Cheese 1/2 cup 🫙 Vegetable Stock 3 cups 🍅 Cherry Tomatoes 1 cup 🌾 Orzo Pasta 1 1/2 cups Optional extras 🍋 Lemon 1/2 🍋 Lemon Zest 1 tsp Instructions 1 Sauté onion and garlic in olive oil, then toast the orzo 1 minute.
2 Add vegetable stock and tomatoes and simmer, stirring often, 10–12 minutes until creamy.
3 Stir in spinach, parmesan and lemon; season and serve.
4 Finish with lemon zest and a squeeze of lemon juice.
Chef's tip
Stir often, as the orzo releases starch that makes it creamy.
Lemony One Pot Orzo
Time 30 min
Serves 4
Level Easy
Prep / cook 10 / 20 min Ingredients 🥬 Spinach 2 cups 🧅 Onion 1, chopped 🧄 Garlic 3 cloves 🫙 Olive Oil 1 tbsp 🧀 Parmesan Cheese 1/2 cup 🫙 Vegetable Stock 3 cups 🍅 Cherry Tomatoes 1 cup 🌾 Orzo Pasta 1 1/2 cups Optional 🍋 Lemon 1/2 🍋 Lemon Zest 1 tsp Steps Sauté onion and garlic in olive oil, then toast the orzo 1 minute. Add vegetable stock and tomatoes and simmer, stirring often, 10–12 minutes until creamy. Stir in spinach, parmesan and lemon; season and serve. Finish with lemon zest and a squeeze of lemon juice. 
