Cheesy Orzo
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
12
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Ingredients for - Cheesy Orzo

1. Chicken broth - 4 cups
2. Orzo pasta - 1 (16 ounce) package
3. Butter - 3 tablespoons
4. White onion, chopped - 1
5. Sliced mushrooms - 8 ounces
6. Marsala Wine - 1 cup
7. Frozen peas - 1 cup
8. Heavy whipping cream - ½ cup
9. Shredded fontina cheese - 4 ounces
10. Shredded mozzarella cheese - 4 ounces
11. Salt - ½ teaspoon
12. Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon
13. Bread crumbs - ½ cup
14. Grated Parmesan cheese - ¼ cup
15. Dried thyme - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Cheesy Orzo

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

2. Stage

Bring chicken broth to a boil in a pot; stir in orzo. Cook until almost tender, about 7 minutes. Pour orzo and broth into a bowl.

3. Stage

Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and mushrooms in the melted butter until softened, about 7 minutes. Pour in Marsala wine and simmer until liquid is reduced by half, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir mushroom mixture into orzo.

4. Stage

Stir peas, cream, fontina cheese, mozzarella cheese, salt, and pepper into orzo-mushroom mixture. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.

5. Stage

Mix bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and thyme together in a bowl; sprinkle over orzo-mushroom mixture.

6. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and breadcrumbs are lightly browned, about 25 minutes.