Recipe: Tasty Creamy Orzo with turkey and spinach

Creamy Orzo with turkey and spinach. A recipe for quick and easy creamy orzo pasta made with spinach and Parmesan cheese. It's a perfect vegetarian dinner or simple side side. Turn that orzo into a one-pot meal, where the liquid it's cooked in becomes a ridiculously creamy sauce before baby spinach and Parmesan are stirred in.

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Ingredients of Creamy Orzo with turkey and spinach

1. Prepare 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
2. It's 3 of large garlic cloves, minced.
3. Prepare 1 pound of ground turkey.
4. You need 1/2 cup of white wine.
5. It's 2 cups of chicken broth.
6. You need 8 oz of orzo pasta.
7. It's 8 oz of fresh baby spinach.
8. Prepare 1/2 tsp of dried rosemary.
9. You need to taste of Salt and pepper.
10. It's Pinch of red pepper flakes.
11. Prepare 3 tablespoons of butter.
12. You need 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
13. You need of Juice of half a lemon.

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Creamy Orzo with turkey and spinach instructions

1. Sauté the finely minced garlic in olive oil for a minute, stirring.
2. Add the ground turkey, cook and break apart with a spatula..
3. Add the wine and cook a couple minutes to evaporate the alcohol.
4. Add the spices, chicken broth and pasta. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer..
5. Cover the pot and let cook 10-15 minutes, or until pasta is cooked to your liking...stirring occasionally. Taste to see that your pasta is cooked and the liquid isn’t completely evaporated. Add more chicken broth or a little milk so you have a creamy sauce. (Like a risotto).
6. Add the spinach and cook a minute until the spinach wilts down. Take the pot off the heat and stir in the butter, Parmesan and lemon juice..
7. Serve and enjoy! Bon appetite.

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