Easy Lemon Orzo
Here’s how to cook orzo as a simple side dish! This rice-shaped pasta comes together in minutes, flavored simply with butter and lemon. Here’s a clutch pantry staple recipe to accessorize with quick weeknight meals: orzo ! This rice-shaped pasta is ultra fast to cook, making it ideal for nights where you need something on the table fast. This orzo recipe is incredibly simple but comes out comforting and nostalgic, pairing the tender grains with butter and a hint of lemon. It’s so tasty, you’ll quickly add it to your regular rotation…then wonder how you lived so long without it! What is orzo? Orzo is a small pasta that’s shaped like grains of rice. Known as risoni in Italy, it can be served in various ways: as a side dish, pilaf, as part of an orzo salad , or in soups. There are two main ways to cook orzo: boiled in a large amount of water like pasta, or cooked like rice where it simmers and absorbs all the liquid. There are several sizes of orzo available in stores: we prefer the...