Description
Looking for a tasty vegan dish? Try this mouthwatering Baked Vegan Orzo Recipe today! Discover a new favorite plant-based meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion (, diced)
- 4 cloves garlic (, minced)
- 3 cups (400 grams) cherry tomatoes (, left whole)
- 1 large zucchini (, diced (or roughly the same amount of any other easy cooking vegetable such as spinach, mushrooms, asparagus).)
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste (, puree in the UK)
- 3 cups water
- 2½ cups (1lb / 453 grams) uncooked orzo (, or gluten-free orzo)
- 1 big handful fresh basil (, chopped (or 2 teaspoons dried basil))
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon chili flakes (, optional)
- 2½ teaspoons sea salt (, if using table salt adjust as necessary )
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1½ to 2 cups (180 – 240 grams) shredded vegan cheese (, that melts well)
Instructions
- Step 1: Preheat oven to 450F (230°C).
- Step 2: Add the olive oil, onion, garlic, whole cherry tomatoes, and zucchini (or other chopped veg to a 9 x 13-inch or similar oven-proof dish. (Unless you are using frozen peas or a leafy vegetable like spinach. Leave those out for now. )Toss together to coat with oil, then cook uncovered in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Step 3: After 15 minutes remove and turn the oven down to 400 °F (200°C).
- Step 4: To the vegetables add the tomato paste and the water and stir to combine and break up the tomato paste. Then throw in the orzo (raw), basil, chili flakes, salt, pepper, and any leafy vegetables/peas if using, then give it all good stir, making sure the orzo is all submerged.
- Step 5: Cover tightly with a lid, foil, or an upturned baking tray and bake for 15 minutes.
- Step 6: Uncover, sprinkle over lots of vegan cheese, cover again (to help the cheese melt) and bake for a further 10 minutes. If you have a water spray bottle, spray a few sprays of water over the cheese before covering. The steam will help it melt.
- Step 7: Take off the lid and broil for a couple of minutes until the top is bubbly and golden. Serve immediately.
Notes
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 50mg