Creamy Mushroom and Spinach Orzo
This creamy orzo is filled with mushrooms and a hint of spinach. It tastes like a gourmet restaurant quality risotto.
This one pan meal is super simple to make and really delivers in flavors. The mushrooms and spinach really make this a hearty stand alone dish, but we like to serve it with a Parmesan Crust Chicken or some Baked Shrimp.
Please note that it is very important that you have the half and half at room temperature when you add it to the pan. If its cold from the fridge, it will curdle the recipe – and we definitely do not want that. We also don’t want hot broth either.
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Creamy Mushroom and Spinach Orzo
This creamy orzo is filled with mushrooms and a hint of spinach. It tastes like a gourmet restaurant quality risotto.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tbs olive oil, divided
- 1 lb baby bella mushrooms, sliced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbs salted butter, divided
- 1 medium onion, fine dice
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups uncooked orzo pasta
- 3¾ cups low sodium chicken broth, room temp
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, room temp
- 1/2 cup milk, room temp.
- 1 tsp Italian herb seasoning
- salt + pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 4 oz baby spinach, rough chop
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Add to your large, deep skillet 1 tablespoon olive oil. Sauté the mushrooms in two batches (each with 1 tbs olive oil), about 5 minutes each batch. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer browned mushrooms to a plate and set aside.
- Add 1 tbs of butter to the pan and your onion. Sauté for 2-3 minutes then stir in the garlic for 30 seconds. Next stir in the orzo for 1 minute. Add the mushrooms back in the pan along with the broth, heavy cream, milk, herb blend seasoning and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and then lower heat to a simmer. Stir constantly until orzo is cooked through al dente.
- Remove from heat and add in the remaining 1 tbs of butter, grated parmesan – stir to combine. Lastly fold in the spinach and parsley. Serve with extra parmesan or parsley.
Notes
Nutrition
Calories: 605kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 404mg | Potassium: 1198mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3472IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 266mg | Iron: 3mg
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This was absolutely amazing. Went well with a nice white wine on the side!! Thank you!
Hi Valerie, thats Awesome! I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe with a little vino!
I’m now making this for the second time. A lovely accompaniment to chicken
Hi Donna, thank you for the kind feedback on the recipe! Happy new year!
I swapped out the half/half for a 1/2 block of room temp cream cheese, used 2% milk and mixed them together; roasted sliced baby bella mushrooms with grape tomatoes and garlic before adding that to the liquid, then added the broth and orzo to boil, then simmer…..OMG – soooooo tasty!!! Love ths recipe! 💪❤️😋👍
Hi PJ, I’m so glad you tried it and liked the dish! Thanks for coming back to leave your feedback!
This recipe looks wonderful! I’d like to make it ahead of time so I don’t have to cook while entertaining guests Does it reheat well??
Hi Susan it does reheat with some extra liquid added in, but fresher is better for this particular dish
Excellent!
I see milk in the ingredients but do not see it in the cooking instructions?
HI Kassy, thanks for bringing that to my attention. We just updated the recipe box!
This is so delicious, thank you
HI Irma, I’m so glad you tried it and loved it!
Fantastic !!!!!
Hi Noelene, I love your name!!
Thanks so much for trying out the recipe! Cheers!
This turned out amazing! Great flavors, everyone loved it and wanted the recipe! I did add more spinach
Will be a recipe on my most favorite ❤️
Hi Lisa, Thats so awesome! Thanks for sharing with your loved ones! <3
Tout comme chacune de vos recettes que J’ai cuisiné, c’est DELICIOUS😋
I would like to half the receipe. What should I do?
I used button mushrooms and it came out delicious. I did sub arugula for spinach. Thank you for such a satisfying orzo dish.
Hi Asma, I love the arugula sub in this! Great tip – thank you for sharing and rating!
can I use milk instead of half and half?
HI Cindy, Yes you can!