Baked Orzo with Fontina and Peas
Baked Orzo with Fontinan and Peas might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 525 calories, 20g of protein, and 20g of fat. Head to the store and pick up mushrooms, thyme, orzo pasta, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a 9 by 13-inch baking dish.
Bring the chicken broth to a boil over medium-high heat in a medium saucepan.
Add the orzo and cook until almost tender, about 7 minutes.
Pour the orzo and the broth into a large bowl. Set aside.
Meanwhile, melt the butter over medium heat in a medium skillet.
Add the onions and saute until tender, about 3 minutes.
Add the mushrooms and continue to saute until the mushrooms are beginning to turn golden around the edges, about 7 minutes.
Add the Marsala. Scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the pan and cook until the Marsala has reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
Add the mushroom mixture to the orzo in the large bowl.
Add the cream, fontina, mozzarella, peas, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.
Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
In a small bowl combine the bread crumbs, Parmesan, and dried thyme.
Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture on top of the pasta.
Bake until golden, about 25 minutes.