Lemon Orzo Pasta
This is a 6-ingredient lemon orzo pasta made is a very flavorful and aromatic meal to make as a side or main course.
Servings 2 people
Calories 406kcal
Equipment
- Stainless Steel Pan
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp vegan butter
- 2 garlic cloves medium sized, grated
- 1 cup orzo uncooked
- 3 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 lemon juice about 1 Tbsp
Instructions
- Heat a stainless steel pan for 30 seconds and then add vegan butter
- Once the butter has melted, add garlic cloves to the pan
- Add orzo to the pan and mix well. Let the butter coat every orzo
- Let it saute for about 1 minute
- Add water
- Next, add salt to the pan and mix well
- Cook on medium heat for 20-25 min or until all the water is gone (see notes)
- Be sure to stir occasionally so that the pasta doesn't stick at the bottom.
- When the water is gone, drizzle the lemon juice
- Transfer to a serving bowl and serve immediately
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Notes
*The cook time will depend on your stove.
- Use a stainless steel bottom pan for making this pasta recipe. It tends to cook the orzo more evenly.
- Don't rinse your orzo before adding to the pan. Water and melted butter tend to not get along, so, there will be a lot of crackling noises
- I used vegan butter (Earth Balance butter sticks) for this recipe. If you don't have vegan butter, you can use regular butter
- If you have coconut milk on hand, add about 2 Tbsp at the end when the water has dissipated.
- Garnish would be nice, if you have some. Go with curly parsley as a garnish. It will add even more heavenly aroma to the pasta
- If you don't have fresh garlic, use garlic powder instead. It won't taste the same, but, it will be delicious.
- If you don't have fresh lemons, feel free to use store bought lemon juice