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Cheesy Tomato Orzo

Cheesy Tomato Orzo

with Mozzarella & Bacon

Orzo is one of the tiniest pasta shapes out there - at first glance you might mistake one for a grain of rice. They make a great addition to soups and stews, but today we're letting them absorb some flavourful stock, a little like a risotto. An orzotto if you will. Enriched with bacon and not one but two types of cheese, it's a real treat.

Tags:
Pasta
Family Friendly
Allergens:
Milk
Cereals containing gluten
Celery
Sulphites
Egg

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Preparation Time35 minutes
Cooking time
DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

/ serving 4 people

10

Streaky Bacon Rasher

2

Mozzarella

(Contains Milk)

30

Tomato Puree

1

Dried Thyme

360

Orzo

(Contains Cereals containing gluten May contain Soya, Egg)

1

Vegetable Stock Pot

(Contains Celery, Sulphites)

1

Finely Chopped Tomatoes with Onion and Garlic

1

Cherry Tomatoes

80

Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

(Contains Milk, Egg)

1

Baby Spinach

Not included in your delivery

300

Water

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Nutritional information

Energy (kJ)3134 kJ
Energy (kcal)749 kcal
Fat28 g
of which saturates17 g
Carbohydrate81 g
of which sugars15 g
Protein39 g
Salt4 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Knife
Medium Saucepan
Bowl

Instructions

Prep time
1

Cut the streaky bacon into 1cm wide slices. Tear the mozzarella cheese into small pieces. Pop the kettle on to boil.

Cook the Bacon
2

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large saucepan on a medium-high heat. Once hot, add the bacon slices. Stir and cook until browned and crispy, 3-4 mins. Add the tomato purée and dried thyme. Stir together and cook for 1 minute. Add the orzo to your pan and stir again so it gets a good coating of all the other ingredients.

Start the Orzo
3

Next, add the boiling water (amount specified in the ingredient list) to the orzo along with the vegetable stock pot. Stir to dissolve the stock pot. Pour in the chopped tomatoes and cherry plum tomatoes and bring the mixture to the boil. TIP: You can break up the cherry tomatoes with a spoon if your kids are likely to pick them out!

Cook the Orzo
4

Simmer until the liquid has been absorbed and the orzo is tender, 10-12 mins. TIP: Stir frequently to ensure nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan. If the liquid is all absorbed before the orzo is cooked, add another splash of water and give it a couple more mins.

Finishing touches
5

When the orzo is cooked, remove from the heat, add the mozzarella pieces and half the hard Italian cheese. Stir together until the cheese has melted. Taste and add salt and pepper if you feel it needs it. TIP: If the kids don't like spinach, serve the orzo now as it is! Roughly chop the baby spinach, then pop it on top of the orzo. Put a lid on the pan so the spinach wilts 3-4 mins, then stir it in.

Serve
6

Serve your cheesy tomato orzo in bowls with the remaining hard Italian cheese sprinkled on top. Enjoy!