Easy Baked Orzo
Servings: 3 People
Calories: 425kcal
Equipment
- Baking Dish
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 4 Garlic Cloves
- 1 Onion
- 1/2 Celery Stalk
- 1 Vegetable Stock Cube
- 400 g Canned Chopped Tomatoes
- 150 g Orzo
- 125 g Mozzarella
- 20 g Breadcrumbs
- 50 g Parmesan
Instructions
- Finely dice the onion and the celery, peel and mince the garlic cloves
- Heat the olive oil and fry the onion, celery and garlic for 2-3 minutes.
- Pour in the canned tomatoes and season with the stock cube. Cover and let it cook for about 15 minutes.
- While the sauce cooks, preheat your oven to 190°C and cook your orzo for half the time on the instructions on the packet
- Add the basil to the sauce and let it simmer for 5 more minutes
- Drain the orzo and mix it with the sauce
- Dice the mozzarella and mix it in
- Transfer everything into the baking dish and top with the parmesan and breadcrumbs
- Bake at 180 degrees for 15 minutes or until your orzo is completely cooked.
- Serve hot.