Yummy Creamy Spinach and Mushroom Orzo

Name: Yummy Creamy Spinach and Mushroom Orzo
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1-2 tbsp olive oil; 226 g mushrooms of your choice, sliced; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 150 g orzo, uncooked; 475 ml chicken stock; 1/5 tsp italian seasoning; 1 tsp smoked paprika; pinch salt; 140 g fresh spinach; 120 ml double cream; 1 tsp red chilli flakes (optional); 5 cloves garlic, minced

Eva Jones @ej1153

This tasty dish is a quick and easy Italian-inspired pasta, that can be made in just 30 minutes entirely in one pan. Serve it as a vegetarian main dish or a side dish with chicken or fish. #CA2025

Eva Jones @ej1153

This tasty dish is a quick and easy Italian-inspired pasta, that can be made in just 30 minutes entirely in one pan. Serve it as a vegetarian main dish or a side dish with chicken or fish. #CA2025

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

1-2 tbspolive oil
226 gmushrooms of your choice, sliced
1/4 tspsalt
1/4 tspfreshly ground black pepper
150 gorzo, uncooked
475 mlchicken stock
1/5 tspitalian seasoning
1 tspsmoked paprika
pinchsalt
140 gfresh spinach
120 mldouble cream
1 tspred chilli flakes (optional)
5 clovesgarlic, minced

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the sliced mushrooms on medium heat for 2-3 minutes until nicely browned. Season with salt and pepper.
2

Add the uncooked orzo, chicken stock, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, smoked paprika and pinch of salt to the mushroom. Cover and bring to a boil, then simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes. Stir it from time to time to prevent orzo sticking to the bottom.
3

Add the spinach during the last 5 minutes of cooking the orzo. Pour in the cream, stir well but do not bring it to boil. When ready to serve, sprinkle more paprika and chilli flakes. Enjoy.

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Eva Jones @ej1153

on November 13, 2025 13:27

I was born in Hungary and have been brought up on delicious tasty food. Most people familiar with Hungarian Gulyas, however there are many other dishes that deserve to be recognized. I will introduce to you delicious flavourful Recipes that is Hungarian inspired, but with added touch of my own imagination. Cooking and baking is my passion, in addition, I also introduce recipes from around the world. In my opinion understanding global cooking traditions/cultures allows us to appreciate the myriad of influences that shape culinary practices today.