Orzo is pretty popular in my house. My daughter asks for this rice-shaped pasta on a regular basis and can usually devour an entire bowl-full on her own. She is so tiny that I have no idea where she puts it all. Orzo trumps rice in our house, hands down. It is perfect for salads, which are my favorite or even for simple pasta dishes with just butter and parmesan. This particular recipe calls for a filling of orzo, tomatoes, grated zucchini, and cheese. For herbs, the recipe calls for mint, but since I am not a fan of mint in savory dishes, I substituted with basil. It works perfectly. This mixture is spooned into sweet large peppers and roasted to perfection. Of course I had to add a little cheese on top to get that crispy crust I love and added a little extra basil on top right from my garden. A meal in itself!
1 (28-ounce) can Italian tomatoes
2 zucchini, grated
1/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves (I used basil)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cups orzo
6 sweet bell peppers (red or yellow)
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Pour the tomatoes into a large bowl and break apart using a pair of kitchen shears. Add the zucchini, mint (or basil), cheese, olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.
Meanwhile, bring the chicken broth to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Add the orzo and cook for 4 minutes. Do not fully cook. Use a fine sieve to transfer the orzo to the large bowl with the other vegetables. Stir the orzo into the vegetable mix to combine. Transfer the warm chicken broth to a 3-quart baking dish.
Slice the tops off the peppers and remove all ribs and seeds.
Place the peppers in the baking dish with the warm chicken broth. Spoon the orzo mixture into the peppers. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove the foil, sprinkle the top of each pepper with cheese and continue baking until the cheese is golden, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, carefully transfer the orzo stuffed pepper to a serving plate.
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I adore stuffed peppers and the filling ingredients in yours sound absolutely delicious.
I'll have to try this -- peppers are only stuffed with meat at LInderhof but this looks delicious and would make a great lunch.
Bridgett these sound really delicious. I need some new things for lunch or a light dinner. I love stuffed peppers of all flavors but especially ones without meat! Thank you for sharing!
ohh thanks for reminding me I am out of Orzo! These look scrumptious
Orzo is probably my favorite pasta. I never thought to stuff peppers with it - this is a great idea! Love the pictures too.
Delicious!
Yum. I never thought to add orzo to stuffed peppers, I always add rice. Nice recipe!
Bridgett - These look delicious! I love having different options for stuffed peppers! I love the addition of the zucchini. In the summer there's always so much zucchini from everyone's gardens (except mine, b/c i don't have one:-( lol) so I will have to bookmark this one!
I love orzo and your recipe takes stuffed peppers over the top.
These look so pretty! I love orzo, it's one of my favorite types of pasta. The grated zucchini is a nice way to get in more veggies.
well your daughter has great taste!
don't those colors just pop in the photo? gorgeous and healthy.
Oh so not fair. Worked late, just came home hungry. These look wonderful...I love red (and yellow) peppers and orzo, so I'm bookmarking this right now!
They look great! We also love orzo in our house. This recipe looks perfect for this time of the year, can't wait to try it. Thanks for sharing.
I've seen this kind of food at first time.
It looks nice!!
I am an orzo lover, too. What a delicious idea for a stuffing! These look really lovely!
I have not made stuff peppers since years. I love that you are stuffing them with orzo. Beautiful!
Yummie! It looks so colourful & healthy too!
These look great. What I love about peppers is the instant portion control! A pepper isn't too large and has all kinds of health benefits so you can guiltlessly enjoy the yummy ingredients inside the pepper!
Stuffed peppers are the best. I can't wait to make them this summer. We always buy peppers from our farmer's market. This guy sells HUGE ones for 25 cents each! A bargain!
This looks delicious! Yu know it is so difficult to find orzo in the north of England, I must order some online and give this a go.
That looks very nice and must be nicer to eat them!!
Oh my goodness those look amaaazing!!!! I have to try!
These turned out just beautifully! They look and sound just delicious! -e
YUM! I love these too.
I can not believe I miss your Orzo Stuffed Peppers. I love orzo and love bell pepper, I made stuffed pepper with meat before, I think orzo is a good idea too. Sort of almost vegetarian.
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