# French onion meatballs with creamy orzo

French onion meatballs with creamy orzo are a delicious and easy-to-make dish that combines savory meatballs with rich caramelized onions and creamy orzo pasta.

- Total time: 65 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 yellow onions
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 egg
- 0.5 cup grated parmesan
- 0.25 cup breadcrumbs
- 3 cloves garlic
- 0.25 cup chopped parsley
- Worcestershire sauce
- black pepper
- 0.5 cup white wine
- 1 cup broth
- 1 cornstarch slurry
- heavy cream
- garlic powder
- orzo

## Instructions

1. Slice two yellow onions.
2. In a pan, add two tablespoons of butter, the sliced onions, and a pinch of salt.
3. Cook the onions for about 45 minutes until caramelized.
4. For the meatball mixture, combine one pound of ground beef, one egg, half a cup of grated Parmesan, a fourth cup of breadcrumbs, three cloves of minced garlic, a fourth cup of chopped parsley, Worcestershire sauce, about half of the caramelized onions, and some salt and pepper in a large bowl.
5. Mix all the meatball ingredients thoroughly with your hands.
6. Form small meatballs from the mixture.
7. Cook the meatballs in the same pan used for the onions, flipping them after about three minutes.
8. Let them cook for another three minutes, then remove them from the pan.
9. Add the remaining caramelized onions back into the pan.
10. Pour in about half a cup of white wine and scrape up all the bits stuck to the bottom of the pan.
11. Add one cup of broth and a cornstarch slurry to help thicken the sauce.
12. Return the meatballs to the pan with the sauce.
13. Simmer the meatballs in the sauce for about 20 minutes.
14. For the creamy orzo, add a tablespoon of butter to a pot.
15. Pour in some heavy cream, grated Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and salt and pepper.
16. Add the cooked orzo to the pot and mix well.
17. Serve the creamy orzo in a bowl.
18. Place the French onion meatballs on top of the orzo.
19. Spoon extra sauce over the meatballs.
20. Garnish with a little chopped parsley.

## Equipment

- pan
- knife
- cutting board
- tongs
- pot
- grater
- colander
- large bowl

## Tips

- Let the onions cook for about 45 minutes, but you don't have to stand there the whole time; it's a good time to prep other ingredients.
- Scrape up all the stuff on the bottom of the pan when adding white wine to incorporate all the flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6Ppf3FH/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2095aef3-f71e-47c0-b757-3c1f41268ca5
- Extracted: 2025-08-07

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