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    Home » Recipes » Vegetarian Recipes

    Baked Tomato Orzo

    Head shot of Petranka, founder of Sunglow Kitchen.
    Updated: Aug 20, 2024 · Published: Aug 20, 2024 by Petra · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments
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    My viral orzo recipe just got better - 1 pan, NO chopping, and NO stirring involved, that's what I call a real winner!

    It's perfect as a weeknight meal when you're tired and don't want to be bothered to cook. Just throw all of the ingredients into a pan and bake, in the meantime, enjoy your day without worrying about dinner!

    Baked tomato orzo in a white baking dish.

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    Baked tomato orzo in a white baking dish.

    Baked Tomato Orzo

    My viral orzo recipe just got better - 1 pan, NO chopping, and NO stirring involved, that's what I call a real winner! It's perfect as a weeknight meal when you're tired and don't want to be bothered to cook. Just throw all of the ingredients into a pan and bake, in the meantime, enjoy your day without worrying about dinner!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Course: Main
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
    Servings: 4
    Author: Petra
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    Ingredients

    • 300g cherry tomatoes
    • 2-3 garlic cloves minced
    • 2 tablespoon tomato paste
    • 1 cup orzo use gluten-free orzo if needed
    • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
    • 2 cups HOT vegetable broth or 1 bouillon cube dissolved in 2 cups water
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 1 (15-oz) can chickpeas
    • 100g baby spinach
    • Black pepper to taste
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 200C (390F). In a 9x13-inch baking dish add all of the ingredients and stir well, until the tomato paste dissolves into the borth.
    • Cover with aluminum foil and bale for 40 minutes, stirring halfway through, or until the orzo is al dente and the liquid evaporates.
    • Add the spinach and stir it into the hot orzo until it wilts. Serve!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving

    Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated with third-party calculations without including the optional ingredients.

    Tried this recipe?Leave me a rating and a comment telling me how it went. Or tag me at @sunglowkichen and hashtag #sunglowkitchen on Instagram!

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    1. Nj says

      February 25, 2025 at 8:23 pm

      5 stars
      Just tried this recipe this evening. It was so quick and easy and absolutely delicious! This is only the second recipe I have tried from here and I'm very impressed.

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      • Petra says

        April 04, 2025 at 10:13 am

        I'm really happy to hear that! Thank you for the nice review!

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    5 from 2 votes (1 rating without comment)

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