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Cheesy Orzo

Cheesy Orzo
Cheesy Orzo might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains about 13g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 345 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour. A mixture of onion, ground pepper, fontina cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the heavy whipping cream you could follow this main course with the Homemade Strawberry Shortcake with Grand Marnier Whipped Cream as a dessert.

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
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Bring chicken broth to a boil in a pot; stir in orzo. Cook until almost tender, about 7 minutes.
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Pour orzo and broth into a bowl.
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Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and mushrooms in the melted butter until softened, about 7 minutes.
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Pour in Marsala wine and simmer until liquid is reduced by half, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir mushroom mixture into orzo.
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Stir peas, cream, fontina cheese, mozzarella cheese, salt, and pepper into orzo-mushroom mixture.
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Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
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Mix bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and thyme together in a bowl; sprinkle over orzo-mushroom mixture.
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Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and breadcrumbs are lightly browned, about 25 minutes.
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Ready In1 h
Servings12
Health Score5
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