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Orzo
Recipes

Oregano chicken with orzo and a quick tapenade
The tapenade takes two minutes and does the work of a much longer sauce.
Serves 235 min

Calabrian shrimp and orzo
The shrimp sit in garlic, capers and chile while the pasta boils. That is the whole method.
Serves 225 min

Lemon-caper chicken, zucchini orzo underneath
The topping is built in the chicken's own pan, which is where the flavor was.
Serves 240 min

Sausage meatballs over garlic-herb orzo
Two ingredients make the meatballs. The fennel does everything else.
Serves 240 min
I'm pushing these
Three this week
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Tomato sauce so simple you'll die
Marcella's three ingredients, one of which you bin, and a fourth she never sanctioned.
Serves 41 hr

A ricotta pasta that begs to be messed with
Stir it in a bowl while the water boils, then fiddle until it tastes like yours.
Serves 620 min

Gnocchi baked with corn and a goat cheese heart
A whole round of goat cheese goes in last and collapses into the sauce.
Serves 245 min
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