Sausage Orzo
Based on a recipe by Jackie Shao
Who doesn’t love a good one-pan recipe? This sausage orzo which is based on easy gourmet by jackie’s Italian sausage orzo is very easy on time and effort but big on taste.
I highly recommend you to take a look at her site as she is a very talented cook who creates not only delicious but healthy recipes. Lots of them can be taken as inspiration if you want to cook a meal that is more on the lower end of the glycemic index scale.
To make it easy for me I used ingredients that were easily accessible. Everything I needed for this was available at Lidl. Have a try yourself and feel free to vary ingredients as per your liking. You’re more than welcome to leave any personal tips and recommendations in the comment section.
Ingredients:
- 100g chestnut mushrooms (sliced)
- 80g tenderstem broccoli (thinly sliced)
- 2 stems of spring onions, green part only (sliced)
- 2 cloves of garlic (minced)
- 225g pork sausages (remove casing)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- Red pepper flakes (to taste)
- 1 cup orzo
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
How to make it:
- Prepare the vegetables – clean and slice
- Heat a medium-sized pan on medium to high heat
- Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the sausages – cook until slightly brown, about 2-3 minutes
- Add mushrooms and cook until caramelised, roughly 5-6 minutes
- Add spring onions, minced garlic, and red chili flakes and give it a stir
- Add orzo and 1 tablespoon of olive oil, give it a stir
- Add the chicken broth and tenderstem broccoli as well as salt and pepper to taste
- Bring to a boil and reduce temperature; simmer for 10-12 minutes
- If too dry after roughly 8-10 minutes, add a little bit of water or chicken broth
- Once orzo is fully cooked, add parmesan cheese, stir and cook for another 2 minutes
- Serve with parmesan cheese & Enjoy
Nutritional value (please note this is an approximate, based on 2 servings):
Calories 806 | Total fat 52.3g | Saturated fat 16.6g | Total carbs 46.6g | Dietary fiber 2g | Total sugars 3.88g | Protein 39.5g