Creamy White Bean Lemon Pesto Orzo Soup

Love this. I used less kale and chopped it very fine. Less pesto (probably half) or just fresh basil & pine nuts. Does fine leftover, but the orzo absorbs all the moisture so you'll need to add more

If you are at all particular about textures I do not recommend it. I used this as reference with different ingredients the first time I made it and it turned out quite good so I tried with the actual recommended ingredients the second time around The kale and pesto create the most disconcerting texture. The flavour is lovely on the tangy side, but the texture is so weird that it makes the whole experience odd. The kale amount was completely unhelpful and it probably would have been fine but it mixes with the pesto to become really bizarre altogether. If you do make this, I recommend adding the kale bit by bit taking into account that the pesto will likely be indiscernible from it

Very good, TJ liked; very easy too, good for a quick dinner night. Would probably add meat next time, either grilled cxn on top or Italian sausage. I used spinach, try kale next time

I can't believe I'm saying this, as I love pasta so much, but I don't think the Orzo is needed in this, it really didn't add anything. It does need a second can of beans, and sausage is a good addition if you want a meat.

Made a variation of this soup last night, adding leftover sausages. I've now tried both bulgur and couscous in place of the orzo and different types of white beans - delicious every way! Using a better quality pesto (Mezzetta vs store brand) also made a marked difference.

This was super easy to make and quick. It’s super tasty.

Yum! So good. Definitely use low sodium broth, though! The pesto I had was very salty. I used spinach because I didn’t have any kale.

Swap butter, milk, and cheese.

Will be eating this for days! I am not a kale lover and I LOVE this. Could’ve added more beans and kale and less pasta

Added Italian sausage, less pesto and used half and half. Only used lemon zest. Turned out like risotto.

Made it with risotto and really enjoyed it.