Orzo with Spicy Italian Sausage
Here is my husband's favorite dinner - maybe of all time - that I make for him. It's super quick, easy, and on the table in less than 20 minutes.
Ingredients:
- ½ box orzo pasta
- 1 package ground hot Italian sausage
- 2 chopped roma tomatoes
- ½ chopped orange bell pepper
- 2 T minced garlic
- 1 T crushed red pepper
- 1 small tub shredded parmesan cheese
- Fresh basil or parsley to garnish
Directions:
- Bring large pot of water to a boil and cook orzo according to directions on the box.
- As the water heats and orzo cooks, brown your sausage.
- As the sausage is just about browned, add garlic and red pepper flakes and mix well.
- Stir in tomato and bell pepper.
- Add drained orzo to sausage and add ¾ of the tub of cheese.
- Mix well, letting the cheese melt through the sausage and orzo.
- Top with additional cheese when serving as well as fresh basil or parsley.
Never cooked with orzo? Never heard of orzo? Well, you are about to have your mind blown! Try it today! Orzo is a pasta that looks similar in size and shape to rice. But, it's pasta. While it's amazing in this dish, it's also amazing with light flavors in the summer, like asparagus, rotisserie chicken, heirloom tomatoes and fresh lemon. There are a thousand options with orzo. I'm sure I'll be posting more about orzo soon, so do yourself a favor, and try it, cook with it, and fall in love with it!
Enjoy!