Orzo Pasta

My today's recipe is orzo which is a short cut pasta and has the shape of large grain rice. Its an oval shaped very little sized pasta that actually looks like rice grain. This pasta is usually made of white flour but can also be made from whole grain.

The name of orzo pasta is common in North America but in Italy, it is known as barley.

Orzo pasta is a very versatile pasta that can be made in different recipes and is served as a salad, pilaf or risotto. You can make Orzo Pasta colorful by adding food coloring like saffron. It is a quick and super easy recipe which can be served in either lunch or dinner.

Orzo Pasta

You can make this orzo pasta within half an hour with very few ingredients like garlic, olive oil, black pepper and some vegetables etc. The final product of this pasta recipe is a bit moist but not very wet. The flavors are just awesome and I am sure that once you try this then you will cook this recipe time again.

In addition to the given ingredients, you can also add Parmesan cheese for extra taste. I have used chicken wings in this recipe but you can also use boneless chicken in it.

Author: Kanchan Vaish Singh Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cuisine: Italy Cooking time: 20 to 25 minutes

Ingredients

• Pasta Orzo 200 gm

• Olive Oil 3 to 4 tbsp

• Garlic chopped 2 tbsp

• Dry Red Chilies chopped 2

• Paprika Powder 1 tsp

• Salt as requirement

• Black Pepper crushed 1 tsp

• Chicken Wings or Boneless 300 to 350 gm

• Mushrooms 10 to 12 pieces

• Red Bell Pepper 1 medium

• Tomatoes 1 medium

• Water 1 medium cup or as per requirement

Method

1. Soak the orzo pasta in water and keep it aside.

2. In a large pan, put olive oil and add chopped garlic and chopped dry red chilies. Saute them.

3. Add chopped red bell pepper and saute them together and then add chopped mushrooms.

4. Add chopped tomatoes. Mix well and cook it on low flame for 2 to 3 minutes.

5. Add paprika powder and black pepper. Then, add chicken into the mix and cook on low flame while covering it for five minutes.

6. After a few minutes, add water and cover the pan and cook the chicken on low flame until it gets soft.

7. Once the chicken is done then add orzo pasta and add water as needed then cover it on low flame and cook it until the pasta absorbs the water and is soft.

Serve the orzo pasta hot!

Notes

1. Soak the pasta only for 10 minutes and not for too long.

2. Do not add too much water to the pasta. Add water slowly as per requirement.

3. You can use either boneless chicken or chicken with bones.

Thank You!