Orzo with sausage, peppers and tomatoes
Ingredients- 1 lb orzo
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ¾ lb Italian turkey sausage
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 large red capsicum (roasted, diced)
- 2 tomatoes (diced)
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 tbsp parsley (chopped)
Instructions- Cook the orzo in the chicken broth for around 8 min.
- Sauté the sausage in the oil until cooked through.
- Add garlic, cook for a while.
- Add capsicum, tomatoes, red pepper flakes, cook for a while.
- Add pasta, parsley, salt, pepper.
Notes- To roast the capsicum, I broiled in the toaster oven for 8 min, left it in a covered bowl for 20 min (to let it steam), then peeled the skins off.
- A yellow capsicum would be nice for colour contrast.
- 4 cups was not enough liquid for 1 lb of orzo. Should have added water.
- 1 lb orzo was too much. ½ lb or ¾ lb would be good.
- I added tomato paste, not sure if it made a difference.
- I used too much red pepper flakes, but it would probably be bland without.
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