One-Pan Orzo Italiano

🥘 Ingredients

• Italian chicken sausage
  12 oz
• Italian seasoning
  1 tbsp
• garlic
  2 clove
• grape tomatoes
  8 oz
• lemon
  1 unit
• lemon wedges
• mozzarella cheese
  1/2 c
• olive oil
  2 tsp
• orzo pasta
  1.33 c
• panko breadcrumbs
• parmesan cheese
  1/2 c
• parsley
• pepper
• salt
• spinach

🍳 Cookware

• a medium bowl
• large

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Preheat broiler to high. Mince garlic . Finely chop spinach until you have a medium bowl filled with 2 cups of very packed spinach. Cut lemon in half; cut one half into wedges. Cut grape tomatoes in half. Remove Italian chicken sausage from casings of 4 links (use the rest as you like). Pick parsley leaves from stems and finely chop; discard stems.

   garlic: 2 clove, spinach, lemon: 1 unit, grape tomatoes: 8 oz, Italian chicken sausage: 12 oz, parsley
2. 

   2

   Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan with tall sides over medium-high heat. Add Italian chicken sausage , breaking up meat into pieces. Cook until just browned about 3 minutes. Add grape tomatoes and garlic to pan with sausage. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes start to wilt, 2 for 3 minutes. Add orzo pasta and Italian seasoning . Cook, stirring, until orzo is coated in juices, 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.

   olive oil: 2 tsp, Italian chicken sausage, grape tomatoes, garlic, orzo pasta: 1.33 c, Italian seasoning: 1 tbsp
3. 

   3

   Add 4 cups water, stock concentrates, and a pinch of salt to the same pan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium. Let simmer, stirring occasionally, until orzo is almost al dente, 7-9 minutes. Stir in spinach and cook until wilted, about 3 minutes more. Tip: If mixture seems dry, add water one-quarter cup at a time until loosened.
4. 

   4

   Stir mozzarella cheese and a squeeze of lemon into the pan. Season with salt , pepper , and more lemon (to taste). Tip: If your pan is not ovenproof, transfer mixture to a baking dish at this point. Sprinkle panko breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese over the top of the orzotto. Broil until panko is golden, 1-3 minutes.

   mozzarella cheese: 1/2 c, lemon, salt, pepper, lemon, panko breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese: 1/2 c
5. 

   5

   Divide the orzotto between bowls. Sprinkle with parsley over the top. Serve with lemon wedges on the side for squeezing over.

   parsley, lemon wedges
6. 

   6

   *Source: [https://www.hellofresh.com/recipes/one-pan-orzo-italiano-59669b6f2c864e82e759e82](https://www.hellofresh.com/recipes/one-pan-orzo-italiano-59669b6f2c864e82e759e82)*