Sausage and Cheese Baked Orzo
with roasted broccoli
Rice-shaped orzo pasta bakes in a flavorful sauce for this dish that is super creamy and topped with melted cheese. Thanks to feedback from our members, we made this one-pan meal, featured in January 2018, even simpler.
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Ingredients
Oven Roasted Broccoli:
- Broccoli - 12 oz , florets
- Garlic - 2 cloves , chopped
- Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
- Lemon juice - 2 tsp
Sausage and Cheese Baked Orzo:
- Garlic - 2 cloves , chopped
- Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
- Sausage, Italian raw - 8 oz
- Tomato paste - 3 Tbsp
- Italian seasoning - 2 tsp
- Pasta, uncooked orzo - 1 1/2 cups
- Tomatoes, diced and preferably fire-roasted (14 oz / 397 g) - 1 can
- Stock, any type - 1 cup
- Cheese, shredded Swiss - 4 oz
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories
532
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% Daily Value
Total Fat
28g
42%
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Saturated Fat
9g
43%
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Trans Fat
0g
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Cholesterol
53mg
18%
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Sodium
685mg
29%
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Total Carbohydrate
49g
16%
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Dietary Fiber
9g
34%
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Sugars
8g
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Protein
28g
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Prep
- Broccoli / Garlic (for pasta and broccoli) - (If prepping right before cooking, get oven heating first.) Prep as directed. Store separately. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Make
- Heat oven to 400F / 204C degrees.
- Toss broccoli and garlic with oil (portions for broccoli) and season with some salt and pepper. Spread out on a sheet pan.
- Roast broccoli until tender and starting to brown in spots, shaking the pan halfway through cooking, ~25 minutes.
- While broccoli roasts, heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add oil (portion for pasta) and sausage. Cook sausage, breaking it apart with a spoon, until starting to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain off any excess oil.
- Stir in tomato paste, garlic (portion for pasta), and Italian seasoning. Saute for 1 minute.
- Add pasta, tomatoes (including liquid), and stock, scraping up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan. Bring to a simmer.
- Top pasta with cheese and cover with a lid. Transfer to oven. Bake, covered, until pasta is tender, 13 to 16 minutes.
- When broccoli is finished, squeeze lemon juice over top.
- Serve pasta with broccoli on the side. (If you have some parsley leftover from earlier in the week, you can sprinkle some on top of the pasta.) Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories
532
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% Daily Value
Total Fat
28g
42%
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Saturated Fat
9g
43%
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Trans Fat
0g
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Cholesterol
53mg
18%
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Sodium
685mg
29%
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Total Carbohydrate
49g
16%
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Dietary Fiber
9g
34%
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Sugars
8g
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Protein
28g
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