This dish is a good replacement for rice or potatoes. It has a delicious taste of its own!
How To Make Orzo With Celery and Mushrooms
A wonderful pasta recipe that is largely similar to risotto, but with less starch resulting in a cleaner and lighter broth. A wonderfully rich broth that complements the shape and taste of this unique pasta along with the wonderful combination of flavors from celery and mushroom.
Prep:
25 mins
Cook:
35 mins
Total:
1 hr
Ingredients
- 1 lb orzo, cooked al dente
- 3 large celery stalks, with leaves , chopped
- 13 ¼ oz can mushrooms, drained , chopped
- 1 tsp celery seed
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 2 pkg chicken broth, MBT instant flavored chicken broth mix
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
- In pot, boil water for orzo.
- When orzo is cooked, make sure it is al dente and drain.
- Cool and set aside.
- In large deep skillet, slowly heat oil and butter.
- Saute and mix together: chopped celery, mushrooms, garlic powder, ground pepper, celery seed, and the two packages of instant broth mix.
- Saute until celery is firm.
- Add the orzo to the skillet to combine the orzo with celery mixture and stir well.
- Mix in the chicken broth and stir.
- Slow simmer for 5 minutes.
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Serve hot as side dish, or a meal in itself.
Recipe Notes
For vegetarian version, use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 6g
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- Calcium: 50mg
- Calories: 628kcal
- Carbohydrates: 94g
- Cholesterol: 8mg
- Fat: 20g
- Fiber: 6g
- Iron: 3mg
- Potassium: 555mg
- Protein: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Sodium: 466mg
- Vitamin A: 102IU
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