Recipe: Perfect Creamy Orzo with turkey and spinach

Creamy Orzo with turkey and spinach. A recipe for quick and easy creamy orzo pasta made with spinach and Parmesan cheese. It's a perfect vegetarian dinner or simple side side. Turn that orzo into a one-pot meal, where the liquid it's cooked in becomes a ridiculously creamy sauce before baby spinach and Parmesan are stirred in.

Made without a drop of cream, this Mushroom and Spinach Orzo is made in one pot! Easy and fast to make, packed with nutrition (A grade), and so creamy! Did I mention this Mushroom and Spinach Orzo is all made in one pan? You can have Creamy Orzo with turkey and spinach using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Creamy Orzo with turkey and spinach

1. 🢂 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
2. 🢂 3 of large garlic cloves, minced.
3. 🢂 1 pound of ground turkey.
4. 🢂 1/2 cup of white wine.
5. 🢂 2 cups of chicken broth.
6. 🢂 8 oz of orzo pasta.
7. 🢂 8 oz of fresh baby spinach.
8. 🢂 1/2 tsp of dried rosemary.
9. 🢂 to taste of Salt and pepper.
10. 🢂 Pinch of red pepper flakes.
11. 🢂 3 tablespoons of butter.
12. 🢂 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
13. 🢂 of Juice of half a lemon.

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step by step Creamy Orzo with turkey and spinach

1. Sauté the finely minced garlic in olive oil for a minute, stirring.
2. Add the ground turkey, cook and break apart with a spatula..
3. Add the wine and cook a couple minutes to evaporate the alcohol.
4. Add the spices, chicken broth and pasta. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer..
5. Cover the pot and let cook 10-15 minutes, or until pasta is cooked to your liking...stirring occasionally. Taste to see that your pasta is cooked and the liquid isn’t completely evaporated. Add more chicken broth or a little milk so you have a creamy sauce. (Like a risotto).
6. Add the spinach and cook a minute until the spinach wilts down. Take the pot off the heat and stir in the butter, Parmesan and lemon juice..
7. Serve and enjoy! Bon appetite.

This is a budget friendly meal because you can cook it with. This colorful pasta dish is a quick weeknight meal. This Creamy Spinach Orzo makes a perfect side dish or even a full meal. It's cheesy, creamy, and kids are crazy about it. DIRECTIONS Mix parmesan, beaten egg and cream and add to hot orzo.