A creamy, delicate, and surprisingly comforting first course: risotto-style orzo with zucchini and stracchino is the perfect treat for any season. The tiny, versatile orzo is treated like risotto, slowly absorbing the flavor of stewed zucchini and releasing all its softness. The final touch? Stracchino, which melts gently into the dish, offering a velvety texture and a fresh, enveloping taste.
It’s a simple yet refined recipe, ideal for those seeking an alternative to the classic risotto with quicker preparation times and a result that captivates with the first bite. Perfect for a light dinner, a family lunch, or even impressing guests with something different. If you enjoy creamy pasta recipes, try the cheesy risotto-style pasta, the pasta with chickpea cream, pasta with bell pepper cream, tomato and stracchino pasta, or pasta with eggplant cream.
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OTHER FIRST COURSES WITH ZUCCHINI
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 2 Minutes
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4 People
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer, and Autumn
Ingredients for Preparing Risotto-Style Orzo with Zucchini
- 10.5 oz orzo
- 3 zucchini
- Half onion
- 3 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- 1.75 oz stracchino
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- to taste vegetable broth
- to taste salt and pepper
Tools
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- Saucepan
- Grater large-hole grater
Steps for Preparing Risotto-Style Orzo with Zucchini
Coarsely chop half an onion. Sauté it in a saucepan with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Meanwhile, grate the zucchini with a large-hole grater.
Add the zucchini and orzo to the onion. Let it absorb the flavors for a couple of minutes. Splash with hot vegetable broth. If you haven’t salted the broth, add salt now. Bring almost to cooking by gradually adding hot vegetable broth. Stir often.
Remove from heat, enrich with stracchino and parsley. Stir and let rest for a couple of minutes. Give it another good stir and serve after adjusting salt and pepper.
Storage
You can store it in the fridge for one day. Add broth to regain creaminess.
