Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, basil garlic buttered orzo with parmesan cheese. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Mix in Parmesan cheese and basil. I used part butter and part olive oil and I sauted minced garlic with the orzo. I then added crushed red pepper flakes and a pinch of nutmeg and a good bit of parmesan cheese and ommited the basil.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook basil garlic buttered orzo with parmesan cheese using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Basil Garlic Buttered Orzo with Parmesan Cheese:
- Get 3 quarts water
- Make ready 8 ounces Orzo
- Get 1 teaspoon salt- for the water
- Get 2 ounces butter
- Get 2-3 cloves garlic- finely chopped (If you love garlic add more:)
- Prepare 6-8 each basil leaves- no stems – cut last minute lightly chopped
- Prepare 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese gated
Usually my idea of a side dish is throwing some rice in the rice cooker. If I even remember to do that. But this Garlic Parmesan Orzo is so easy, I can fix it. I sautéed some mushrooms, onions, and garlic together then mixed them with some freshly cooked orzo, Parmesan cheese, and fresh basil.
Instructions to make Basil Garlic Buttered Orzo with Parmesan Cheese:
- Cook orzo per the box directions.
- Rinse the cooked orzo off with cold water to stop the cooking, then strain and place in bowl.
- In a sauté pan melt the butter and sauté the finely chopped garlic for 1 minute or until lightly golden.
- Add the orzo to reheat. Over a medium heat for about 2 minutes or until hot.
- Season with salt pepper and to taste.
- Take off the heat add the chopped basil leaves and sprinkle and toss together the cheese to finish.
- Serve ASAP ; )
Add the mushrooms and finely diced onion to the pan. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil. Add cheese, parsley, salt and pepper. Meanwhile, heat the oil and butter in a saucepan. Add the garlic and cook briefly, stirring.
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