One-Pot Healthy Orzo (10 minute dinner!)
This one-pot healthy plant-based orzo dinner is a quick and easy dinner for those lazy nights.
Servings 6
Calories 359kcal
Cost $12
Equipment
- 1 cutting board
- 1 knife
- 1 pot
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup onion diced yellow
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup zucchini diced
- 16 oz orzo
- 4 cups water
- 1 15oz can chickpeas
- 1 cup peas frozen
- 2 cups spinach chopped
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- vegan parmesan
- lemon juice squeeze fresh
- parsley fresh flat leaf
Instructions
- Prep your vegetables! Dice the onion, mince garlic, half the cherry tomatoes, dice the zucchini and strain and rinse your chickpeas.
- In a large pot on medium heat, sauté onion, garlic, tomatoes, zucchini and chickpeas for a few minutes.
- Pour in the orzo and water to your pot. Add in the salt. You can start with 4 cups of water and then add 2 cups more if the orzo still isn't tender. Bring to a boil.
- Turn stove down to medium and stir every 30 seconds until all of the liquid is absorbed. When it's almost done, add peas and spinach. This should take about 10 minutes.
- Taste the orzo when the liquid is absorbed and make sure it is tender to your liking.
- Season with nutritional yeast, pepper and more salt to taste if needed.
- Sprinkle on vegan parmesan, garnish with some fresh parsley, squeeze in fresh lemon juice and enjoy!
Notes
- Store in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- Make sure to stir the orzo often while it's cooking so it does not adhere to the bottom of the pot!
- Add more liquid to the orzo if you use up the 4 cups and it's still not tender.
- To keep the pasta from sticking together, add a little olive oil.
- I am obsessed with my Caraway Dutch Oven. It is non stick and makes cleaning up so easy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 359kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 418mg | Potassium: 545mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1408IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2mg
