Kale, Sausage and Mozzarella Baked Orzo
with roasted broccoli
One pan saucy orzo pasta gets creamy and tender in the oven. Topped with melted cheese and packed with healthy kale, it's an easy dish that makes great leftovers.
Ingredients
- Kale, large curly leaf - 3 leaves, stems removed and leaves chopped
- Cheese, fresh mozzarella - 4 oz, cubed or sliced
- Parsley, fresh - 1 Tbsp, chopped
- Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
- Sausage, Italian raw - 10 oz
- Pasta, uncooked orzo - 1 cup
- Tomato paste - 2 Tbsp
- Tomatoes, crushed - 1 cup
- Stock, any type - 2 cups
- Broccoli - 12 oz, florets
- Garlic - 2 cloves, chopped
- Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
- Lemon juice - 2 tsp
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Prep
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Kale / Broccoli / Garlic - Prep as directed. Store separately. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Cheese / Parsley - Prep as directed. Store separately. (Can be done 1 day ahead)
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Make
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Heat oven to 400F / 204C degrees.
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Toss broccoli and garlic with oil (portion for the broccoli) and season with some salt. Spread out on a sheet pan. Roast until broccoli is tender and starting to brown in spots, shaking the pan halfway through cooking, ~25 minutes.
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While broccoli roasts, heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add oil (portion for the orzo) and sausage. Cook sausage, breaking it apart with a spoon, until starting to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain off any excess oil.
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Stir in kale leaves, pasta, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes and stock. Bring to a simmer. Top with cheese and cover with a lid. Transfer to oven.
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Bake, covered, until orzo is tender, 13 to 16 minutes.
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When broccoli is finished, squeeze lemon juice over top.
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Top orzo with parsley and serve with broccoli on the side. Enjoy!
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Ratings
101 reviews
This was a delicious soup. Great flavor. I used chard because I had extra from another recipe.
0 HelpfulGreat flavors that I wouldn't have normally put together. There was a bit too much liquid though, I will reduce the amount of stock next time. My son said this is his new favorite dish!
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