One-Pan Orzo Italiano: Chicken Sausage, Tomatoes, and Spinach

🥘 Ingredients

• chicken stock concentrate
  1 unit
• garlic
  2 cloves
• grape tomatoes
  1 c
• italian chicken sausage
  4 links
• italian seasoning
  1 tsp
• lemon
  1 unit
• mozzarella cheese
  ½ cups
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• orzo pasta
  1⅓ cups
• panko breadcrumbs
  ½ cups
• parmesan cheese
  ½ cups
• parsley
  ¼ cups
• pepper
  1 tsp
• salt
  1 tsp
• spinach
  2 c

🍳 Cookware

• large pan

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   garlic spinach lemon grape tomatoes italian chicken sausage parsley orzo pasta italian seasoning chicken stock concentrate mozzarella cheese panko breadcrumbs parmesan cheese olive oil salt pepper

   garlic: 2 cloves, spinach: 2 c, lemon: 1 unit, grape tomatoes: 1 c, italian chicken sausage: 4 links, parsley: ¼ cups, orzo pasta: 1⅓ cups, italian seasoning: 1 tsp, chicken stock concentrate: 1 unit, mozzarella cheese: ½ cups, panko breadcrumbs: ½ cups, parmesan cheese: ½ cups, olive oil: 2 tbsp, salt: 1 tsp, pepper: 1 tsp
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   Wash and dry all produce. Preheat broiler to high. Mince garlic. Finely chop spinach until you have 2 cups packed. Cut lemon in half; cut one half into wedges. Cut tomatoes in half. Remove sausage from casings. Pick parsley leaves from stems and finely chop; discard stems.
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   Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage, breaking up meat into pieces. Cook until just browned ⏱️ 3 minutes .
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   Add tomatoes and garlic to pan with sausage. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes start to wilt ⏱️ 2 minutes . Add orzo and italian seasoning. Cook, stirring, until orzo is coated in juices ⏱️ 1 minute . Season with salt and pepper.
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   Add 4 cups water, stock concentrate, and a pinch of salt to same pan. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to medium. Let simmer, stirring occasionally, until orzo is almost al dente ⏱️ 7 minutes . Stir in spinach and cook until wilted ⏱️ 3 minutes . If mixture seems dry, add water ¼ cup at a time until loosened.
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   Stir mozzarella and a squeeze of lemon into pan. Season with salt, pepper, and more lemon to taste. If your pan is not ovenproof, transfer mixture to a baking dish. Sprinkle panko and parmesan over top. Broil until panko is golden brown ⏱️ 1 minutes .
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   Divide orzotto between plates. Sprinkle parsley over top. Serve with lemon wedges on the side for squeezing over.