The best orzo recipes
This versatile short-cut pasta is often used in place of rice and is one of our favourite shapes, often used in risotto's, stews and salads.
The versatile short-cut pasta is one of our favourites shapes to cook. Shaped to resemble a large grain of rice, it is often used in place of rice in many dishes such as risotto (or orzotto we like to call it), hearty stews and fresh and vibrant salads.
It cooks quickly and benefits from being cooked in a broth to absorb all the lovely flavours of the dish. If you stir frequently you also get a lovely creamy texture, somewhat similar to what you'd get with risotto rice, too.
Orzo Salad
Inspired by a Greek salad, this delicious dish only needs 10 mins of cooking time.
Recipe: Orzo Salad
Beetroot and Basil Orzo Traybake
The orzo absorbs the beetroots vibrant colour in this striking and flavoursome dish.
Recipe: Beetroot and Basil Orzo Traybake
Orzo Paella
By no means traditional, but still very delicious by replacing the rice with orzo pasta. Plus, it's ready in only 20 minutes!
Recipe: Orzo Paella
Speedy Chicken 'Risotto'
Just like your favourite chicken risotto, but with quick cooking short pasta! Cheesy, creamy and with bursts of sweetness from the peas.
Recipe: Speedy Chicken 'Risotto'
One-Pot Roast Chicken Orzo
This is one of our favourite recipes and makes a lovely Sunday lunch. Chopped tarragon is added and gives such a lovely flavour to the overall dish.
Recipe: One-Pot Roast Chicken Orzo
Lamb and Orzo Strew
lamb is slow cooked until tender and mixed through with orzo, olives and fresh parsley. This is one comforting dish.
Recipe: Lamb and Orzo Strew
Orzo Stuffed Courgettes
Tender, stuffed courgettes are filled with an orzo mixture of onion, tomatoes, olives and crumbled with feta cheese on top.
Recipe: Orzo Stuffed Courgettes
Asparagus Orzotto with Watercress Pesto
Make the most of the wonderful asparagus season with this orzo risotto with a vibrant watercress pesto swirled through at the end.
Preserved Lemon Chicken and Orzo
This is a flavour bomb in a dish! Chicken pieces are cooked with orzo, preserved lemon, olives and crumbled feta. Such a delicious meal.
Recipe: Preserved Lemon Chicken and Orzo
Puttanesca Stuffed Aubergines
If you're a fan of puttanesca pasta, you'll love these stuffed, jammy aubergines, filled with a puttanesca-inspired mix with orzo.
Recipe: Puttanesca Stuffed Aubergines
Slow Cooked Beef Brisket with Roasted Carrot Orzo
This Middle-Eastern inspired beef dish is served with a spiced and fragrant orzo with carrots.
Crab Orzo n' Cheese
Tinned crab makes this cheesy dish more affordable and very easy to make.
Recipe: Crab Orzo n' Cheese
Greek Lamb with Orzo
This tomato based chickpea and lamb dish is bulked out with lots of orzo and a crumbling of feta. It's delicious!
Recipe: Greek Lamb with Orzo
Mel is the Senior Food & Drink Writer for Good Housekeeping UK, covering all the delicious new product launches that come her way, writing about food and drink topics, and curating gift guides for the best foodie products to buy. Alongside that, she can be found developing and creating cocktails for GH and holds her WSET Level 2 in Wine and Spirits. She was part of the Good Housekeeping Institute food testing team for over four years before moving over to the digital side, so knows a thing or two about great food products. You'll find her scouring the supermarket shelves in her spare time for new and exciting ingredients to experiment with in her kitchen.
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