Orzo bake

Name: Orzo bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 250g orzo pasta; 1 can chopped tomatoes; 2 cloves garlic crushed; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 stick of celery finely chopped; 1 bell pepper diced; 1 courgette diced; 80 g mushrooms quartered; 1 tablespoon mixed herbs; 150g fresh mozzarella chopped into cubes; 75g grated hard cheese; 1 vegetable stock cube; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 500ml water; 1 tablespoon of tomato puree

7 steps

Prep:10minCook:35min

A variation on a pasta bake that can be adapted and made with rice too!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:02:14 GMT

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Ingredients

3 servings

250gorzo pasta

1can chopped tomatoes

1 stickcelery

80gmushrooms

1 tablespoonmixed herbs

150gfresh mozzarella

chopped into cubes

75ggrated hard cheese

1vegetable stock cube

1 tablespoonolive oil

500mlwater

1 tablespoontomato puree

Instructions

Step 1

Ideally in a heavy pan (which can be put in an oven, if not can put in an oven proof container for baking) add the oil with the mushrooms to fry off for about 5 minutes

Pan

Step 2

Remove the mushrooms and add the onion, pepper, celery, garlic and courgette, and a little more oil if need and saute for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Pan

Step 3

Add the herbs and tomato puree and stir through, cook for another couple of minutes.

Step 4

Add the tomato, water and stock cube and bring to the boil.

Step 5

Add the orzo and simmer for 3-4 minutes.

Step 6

Add in the mozzarella and stir through.

Step 7

If it needs transferring to an oven proof dish do this now, before adding the grated cheese. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes at 170oC.