Vegetarian

Creamy Mushroom Orzo takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Creamy Mushroom Orzo takes 20 minutes to cook.

Creamy Mushroom Orzo makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Creamy Mushroom Orzo are:

2 cup Vegetable Broth, hot
3 tsp Garlic
.5 medium (2-1/2" dia) Onions, raw
8 oz Mushroom, baby bella, fresh, 1 oz serving = approx 1 mushroom (by 4AMAZINGME)
.25 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
8 oz Orzo, Barilla, uncooked
.5 tbsp Salt

Here is how you make Creamy Mushroom Orzo:

Heat 2 cups vegetable stock to a simmer. Finely mince 1 clove of garlic. Mince 1/2 small onion into small pieces. Chop 8 oz of mushrooms (your choice of kind). Heat 1 1/2 tbsp.olive oil in a heavy bottomed, 2-3 quart sauce pan . Add garlic, onion and 1/2 of the salt and saute on medium heat for 2 -3 minutes till onions are transparent. Add mushrooms and saute for 4 minutes more, stirring occaisionally. Add orzo and stir to coat the orzo with the oil in the pan. Saute for 1 minute. Add the hot vegetable stock , remaining salt and pepper. Stir and cover. Simmer over medium high heat for 5 minutes. Uncover, stir and continue cooking, uncovered for about 5 more minutes, until the pasta is tender and looks creamy. Remove from heat and add 1 tablespoon freshly grated parmesian cheese and stir. Makes 6 servingsServing Size: 6 servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BUTTERFLIBABY72.

The nutritional information for Creamy Mushroom Orzo is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 196.2

• Total Fat: 4.3 g
• Cholesterol: 3.3 mg
• Sodium: 972.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 32.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
• Protein: 7.9 g