# Chicken Sausage Orzo

This one-pan 20-minute chicken sausage orzo pasta is creamy, delicious, deep, and an amazing weeknight dinner, perfect for garlic lovers.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 5 chicken sausages, sliced up
- 1 diced onion
- 5 cloves garlic
- 2 cups orzo pasta
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 handful spinach
- 2 tablespoons cream
- lemon zest
- chilli flakes
- black pepper

## Instructions

1. Set a pan over medium-high heat and add olive oil.
2. Add the sliced chicken sausages to the pan and brown them.
3. Add diced onion and garlic to the pan and let them get to know each other.
4. Add orzo pasta to the pan and mix it around.
5. Add chicken stock to the pan and bring it up to a boil.
6. Once it hits a boil, lower to a simmer and let it cook for about 10 minutes.
7. After 10 minutes, add Parmesan cheese and a handful of spinach.
8. Mix that around and add cream.
9. Serve with lemon zest, chilli flakes, and a crack of black pepper.

## Equipment

- pan
- ladle
- spatula
- wooden spoon
- grater
- plate

## Tips

- You don't have to add cream, but it's a nice little touch.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1101765042011374
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0e44aaf6-4d19-400a-9642-e3f82afe7176
- Extracted: 2025-10-14

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