Orzo with broccoli and chestnut mushrooms from the slow cooker
It falls under the heading of comfort food, this delicious orzo with broccoli dish from the slow cooker. I made it in the slow cooker, but you can also make it in the pan. However, the slow cooker provides even more flavor in the dishes and that always makes me a little happier. In addition, slow cooking is excellent for comfort food and I can prepare it in the morning so that we can eat in the evening when it suits. So easy. In addition to the preparation in the slow cooker, I also give you the preparation for the pan.
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Orzo with broccoli from slow cooker
First of all, I must confess that the dish is not entirely my own, I was inspired by an orzo dish from Hellofresh. That looked so good that I wondered if I could make it in the slow cooker too. In addition, I have very few vegetarian slow cooker recipes and I think that's a shame. I like to eat vegetarian, just to contribute to sustainable living and to limit my footprint. In addition, it can also be very tasty. And this dish certainly is!
Ingredients orzo with broccoli and chestnut mushrooms
This recipe with broccoli in the slow cooker is sufficient for a family of 4 people, we actually even had a portion left.
2 broccoli heads
3 outings
1 cup chestnut mushrooms
250 grams orzo
300 ml vegetable stock
4 cloves of garlic
150 grams of grated cheese (I just grated mature cheese, but of course you can also buy a bag of ready-made grated cheese)
pine nuts
2 tablespoons lemon juice
teaspoon thyme
salt and pepper
How to prepare orzo with broccoli from the slow cooker
Cut the broccoli into small stalks
Slice the chestnut mushrooms
Chop the onions and press the garlic cloves
Mix the lemon with the thyme and garlic
Put the broccoli in the slow cooker and add the chopped onion, chestnut mushrooms, lemon juice mixture and stock
Add some salt and pepper
Put the slow cooker on low for 4 hours
After these 4 hours, add the orzo and grated cheese and set the slow cooker on low for another hour
After that, it can stay warm in the keep warm position
Just before serving, toast some pine nuts in the pan over a low heat and sprinkle them on the plate over the food
Enjoy your meal!
You can also add the orzo and grated cheese to the broccoli in the slow cooker at the beginning. I personally prefer to do this later, so that the orzo doesn't get too sticky, but that's up to everyone's own choice of course.
Preparation orzo with broccoli in the pan
Cut the broccoli into small stalks
Slice the chestnut mushrooms
Chop the onions and press the garlic cloves
Cook the vegetable stock
Mix the lemon with the thyme
Cook the broccoli in a pan with plenty of water until al dente in about 8 minutes
Fry the onion with the garlic in a little oil in a wok
Add the chestnut mushrooms and lemon juice mixture
Add the orzo, fry a little longer
Fill up with the vegetable stock and let it simmer for 10 minutes, if it becomes too dry in the meantime, add some extra stock/water
Stir the broccoli through the orzo and half of the cheese
Toast the pine nuts over a low heat in the pan
Your orzo is ready to serve, sprinkle the pine nuts and the remaining bit of cheese on the plate over the orzo
Enjoy your meal!
Orzo with slow cooker broccoli and chestnut mushrooms
We enjoyed it deliciously, even with the children the plate was so empty. In the original recipe, a different cheese is used, but to get it a little better suited to the taste of the children, I replaced it with the regular cheese.
Of course you can also eat this dish with chicken pieces through it, but with the chestnut mushrooms you also have a complete meal, regardless of whether it was made in the slow cooker or in the wok. Also try my broccoli soup recipe, which is also very tasty!
