One Pan Baked Pesto Orzo with Hen Meatballs

Lisa

says:

Not a mushroom fan. Any ideas for a substitution?

Be happy to depart them out!

Alyssa

says:

Scrumptious! My son requested this be added to our rotation. Solely change – used floor turkey as a substitute of hen (simply what is simple to purchase in bulk), used skim milk (what now we have readily available) and son declared it lots creamy, and didn’t add mozzarella to the highest – don’t suppose we missed it! Plan on making extra meatballs and simply freezing them tomorrow!

Good! Glad it was a success – and nice concept to freeze some meatballs for later.

Nameless

says:

So good…..cherished the flavour combos. I noticed final minute I solely had about half of the orzo I wanted so blended in some pearled couscous. The cooking time was the identical for each and it turned out good.

Nice swap! Glad you really liked it!

Nikki

says:

Couldn’t wait to do this and OH MY GOODNESS!!! This was mouth watering, going again for seconds GOOD!! My children devoured it as properly and I’ve some choosy teenagers!! It will positively be made repeatedly!!

Wonderful!! So blissful to listen to that!

Lauren

says:

Strong recipe! Made meatballs earlier within the day which helped velocity up cooking. Was very tasty, satisfying and comforting. Meatballs are very moist – yum! I served with inexperienced beans, which resulted in loads of leftovers that held up superbly.. Our household of 4 bought two meals out of this!

Love that! Nice concept to make the meatballs earlier, and love the addition of inexperienced beans.

Alena

says:

That is my first time making a recipe from AK, and I used to be not dissatisfied. I cherished the mixture of taste and it was really easy and fast. The one factor that was a little bit little bit of a battle had been the meatballs, browning them had the primary few disintegrate, however I additionally had to make use of 96 lean. That is such a comforting scrumptious meal, whereas nonetheless have veg.

So glad you really liked this one! I like to recommend utilizing a 93-94% lean in order that they keep collectively a bit higher, however blissful to listen to this nonetheless turned out.

Sarah

says:

Actually scrumptious. I added some chopped spinach earlier than placing within the oven because it wanted for use and added some greens. Will certainly be making once more!

Good! Glad you loved!

Erin

says:

One other superb AK recipe! Scrumptious flavors. A little bit of a labor of affection however so price it. The meatballs had been juicy, the pesto and mushrooms added such a fantastic depth of taste and the lemon superbly brightened the entire thing up.

The right dinner! Glad you really liked it 🙂

Cath

says:

We loved this, but it surely was a tad heavy on the pesto for my style. Will make once more, however scale back the quantity of pesto added to the orzo – maybe we simply had a extremely robust pesto because it was made contemporary. (I notice this can be a pesto based mostly recipe – it was simply an excessive amount of/overwhelming for me personally)

The meatballs had been scrumptious and the lemon zest is a really good addition.

I will even strive making it with an extra vegetable. The mushrooms had been superb – I’d prefer to strive perhaps with some contemporary tomato added.

Thanks Monique for an additional nice dinner rotation recipe. 🙂

Glad you loved it regardless! Sure, be happy to scale back the pesto a bit to your liking 🙂

Diane Pierce

says:

Made this for dinner tonight. My husband mentioned it was a “million greenback” meal. The lemon zest added such a pleasant zip and the meatballs had been moist and juicy. A number of good pesto taste and oh the child Bella mushroom taste. Nicely I simply can’t say sufficient about how great this dish was. Adopted the directions virtually actual besides I used to be out of garlic (didn’t miss it) and used Parmesan Romano on prime as a result of that was all I had. Thanks for the great recipe.

Wonderful! So glad you each loved.

Alannah

says:

THIS RECIPE IS A WINNER! Sooo good!! It earns a ten/10 from me and my household! I did need to substitute 3/4 of the milk for heavy cream. It’s so extremely scrumptious.

Love that!! One in all our new favs, too 🙂

Chelsie

says:

This was so yummy! It’s tremendous low effort and excessive reward. The right dinner for one with leftovers or for a complete household! Monique is the “meatball woman” in my home and reward be she is!

Completely! I’m all in regards to the meatballs haha 🙂

Emily

says:

I can’t categorical how a lot my husband and I cherished this dish (he requested we eat it each week…). I added in spinach for some additional veggies! Delish!

Wonderful! So blissful to listen to that!

Michelle

says:

Simple. Scrumptious. Not a single grievance! Will completely be making this once more.

Tara

says:

This was scrumptious! The lemon zest actually takes it up a notch. I used the DeLallo GF orzo however decreased hen broth to 2 cups since it’s only 12 oz of pasta. Turned out nice!

Good! Glad you loved!

Kelsey

says:

Consolation meals at its best! Wish to make it once more already. I used lean floor turkey, agree the meatballs fell aside a little bit extra however I simply scraped all of the bits in and that was scrumptious. I’m not an enormous fan of mushroom texture however just like the style so I used a meals processor to go finely chopped on the pound of child bella and it was delish, it actually cooks down properly and blends in seamlessly. I really like the thought so as to add spinach too, perhaps subsequent time. Substituted Italian seasoning with 1/2 tsp oregano in meatballs and 1/4-1/2 tsp in orzo and it was nice.

Good! So glad you really liked this one!

Sam

says:

*TIP FOR GF PEOPLE* If you’re cooking with gluten free orzo you MUST add additional liquid. Perhaps as much as a cup extra. You additionally have to stir the orzo midway by way of within the oven as a result of the gluten free orzo tends to stay collectively and it gained’t bake evenly.

Thanks a lot for this tip!! Excellent to know!

Sarah

says:

Hello! This recipe seems nice – if I needed to cook dinner the entire thing on the range, would I simply go away it on for the 10-12 minutes of oven time? Thanks!

Hello! I feel that ought to work 🙂 I’d counsel cooking the meatballs throughout after which persevering with with the recipe. Let me know in case you give it a strive!

Lisa

says:

Do you bake within the oven with a lid on or no lid? This seems like it is going to be an enormous hit with my household.

It goes in with out the lid 🙂 Hope you get an opportunity to strive it!

Sasha

says:

It’s INSANE how good this meal is. It tastes unbelievable for the way fast and simple it’s to prep and make. Fantastic weeknight meal and devoured by adults and youngsters, alike. The meatballs are out of this world and I’d comply with the recipe even when I wasn’t making the remainder of the dish! Actually, actually good. By no means a miss, Monique!!! 🙂 Thanks!

Proper?! The right weeknight meal! Glad you really liked it 🙂

Jordan

says:

So so scrumptious! Tremendous simple to make and the meatballs had been so moist, will 100% make once more!

Stephanie

says:

That is WINNER! My husband and toddler each cherished this, and it was an ideal cozy meal with added veggies which I cherished. I did have some leftover zucchini after utilizing the quantity for the meatballs, so I simply shredded up the remainder and threw it in with the orzo to make use of it up. Positively including to the weekly meal rotation!

So blissful to listen to that! Nice approach to get additional veggies in 🙂

annie

says:

So sorry however simply not a fan of this dish. There have been so many steps, so many dishes to scrub. The flavour was simply not there. I used to be very dissatisfied as a result of a number of steps, components and lackluster style. We will’t all love the identical factor. I’ll maintain making an attempt your recipes.

So sorry to listen to that! This one is a little bit of a labor of affection, however I’m undecided what might’ve gone mistaken with the flavour.

Fallon

says:

Going to do this recipe, sounds delish! Do you cowl the pot while you add it into the oven?

It’s so good! And nope, no have to cowl the pot 🙂

karla

says:

wow, I’m going to do this tonight. thanks

Katie

says:

Among the finest issues I’ve made in a very long time!! Was fairly simple to make and was completely desirous! Positively will probably be making once more very quickly!

Abby M.

says:

Excellent! The orzo was very flavorful and yummy and the meatballs had been good, although they didn’t keep collectively very properly. A simple dish to make.

So glad you loved! Did the meatballs come out mushy?

Vikki

says:

Tried this tonight for the primary time and it was completely scrumptious. I had a bit of additional shredded zucchini, so I threw that in with the mushrooms, and grated a little bit of asiago on prime of the dish on the finish however in any other case adopted the recipe precisely. Positively including this to my rotation!

Wonderful! So glad you really liked it!

Katie

says:

Made this for dinner final evening and it was Wonderful!!! My husband and I needed to get seconds and talked all evening about how good it was.

Alyssa

says:

Completely scrumptious! A success with the entire household (even my toddler). Thanks for these nutritious, flavor-packed meals!

So blissful to listen to that! One in all our household favs, too 🙂

Cara

says:

This was so, so good. The meatballs had been a delight, vibrant and zippy and savoury. We used 93% lean floor turkey and it was good, tender and moist. The grated zucchini in sensible in them, and I topped it with grated gruyere I had some left that wanted ending. I didn’t have Italian seasoning so I subbed with half dried basil and half dried oregano.

My orzo took a little bit over 20 minutes to get cooked to al dente within the oven, earlier than I used to be in a position to prime with cheese for the ultimate 5 minutes, I’m undecided why. I cooked it in an oven-safe skillet positioned on prime of a sheet pan in case of spills, so presumably that had a little bit insulating impact. Regardless of, it was so tasty that it’s positively going into the rotation. My 4yo who usually eats like a chook cleared his complete plate enthusiastically and stored giving it a “thumbs up” gesture.

With the meatballs formed the evening earlier than, it comes collectively simply the day of. The ending time within the oven is ideal for throwing collectively a salad, setting the desk, and pouring a drink. An organization worthy dish!

So blissful this was a success with the entire household! Nice concept to prep the meatballs beforehand, too 🙂

Jackie Lawlor

says:

This recipe is scrumptious! My orzo took about 15 minutes to get totally cooked within the oven. I additionally ran out of lemon, so I used to be solely in a position to put zest within the meatballs, after which juice within the orzo, however no zest in orzo, nonetheless nice flavors! Will make once more.

I’m glad you continue to loved! Such a fantastic dinner 🙂

Kathy

says:

I took this to a potluck tonight and it was huge hit. A number of individuals requested for the recipe. Will certainly make once more.

Thanks for sharing this fabulous recipe.

Love that! Glad it was a success 🙂

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Cali

says:

A bit of time-consuming, however simple to comply with and so scrumptious and satisfying.

Liz

says:

Actually scrumptious recipe. The orzo is so flavorful and creamy. We had a facet inexperienced salad and I purchased pre made turkey meatballs to save lots of on time. We nixed the mozzarella on prime as a result of it actually didn’t even want it. Extremely suggest!

Good! Nice swaps to customise 🙂

Jean

says:

This can be a winner. Nice flavors, simple prep and cleanup. We could have this on common rotation.

The right weeknight dinner!

Nameless

says:

Completely scrumptious. This will probably be on repeat!

Dana

says:

Unimaginable recipe- swapped spinach & sundried tomatoes as a substitute of mushrooms. 10/10 for us!

Hannah

says:

I made the meatballs with turkey and they’re so lemony, contemporary, and filling! I even forgot so as to add an egg to the combination however they nonetheless got here out moist. Will strive them with the orzo subsequent time- yum!

I’m glad they nonetheless turned out properly! Such a fantastic dinner 🙂

Caroline

says:

I’m making this as I write and I’m questioning if coconut milk ( the canned variety) may very well be subbed for the dairy milk? Can’t wait to style this scrumptious wanting dish.

I feel that ought to work! Simply observe that the “sauce” might have a slight sweetness to it.

Mary Ann

says:

So good! This can be a firm meal in addition to a household meal. Subsequent time I’ll add extra greens, spinach, pink bell pepper and peas. Additionally perhaps some calabrian chili peppers as a substitute of the chili flakes.

Completely! This one’s nice for customizing 🙂

Erin

says:

Made this tonight and it was scrumptious! We used frozen meatballs for comfort and added some frozen veggies. Thanks for sharing this recipe it’s so versatile.

Heather

says:

We cherished this recipe! We skipped the mushrooms and simply made additional meatballs. We really ended up with too many meatballs and used the additional for subs, however I’ll try this on goal subsequent time as a result of it gave us two completely totally different meals! We’ll positively make this once more.

A superb drawback to have! Glad you really liked it!

One Pan Baked Pesto Orzo with Hen Meatballs

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