Lemon Creamy Green Orzo Bake

40m
Serves 3
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Directions

  1. 1Heat your oven to 200 degrees fan.
  2. 2Tip your frozen green veg medley into a baking dish.
  3. 3Scatter over your orzo.
  4. 4Crumble over your stock cube on top.
  5. 5Add your lemon zest.
  6. 6Add a good squeeze of lemon juice.
  7. 7Add seasoning like salt and pepper to taste.
  8. 8Pour over your boiling hot water.
  9. 9Give everything a really good stir.
  10. 10Add in spoonfuls of your cream cheese.
  11. 11Give that a quick stir.
  12. 12Top with foil or baking paper and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
  13. 13Remove the foil.
  14. 14Give everything a really good stir.
  15. 15Return to the oven for about 10 minutes until the orzo is tender and the sauce looks creamy and glossy and it's all combined.

Ingredients

  • 250 g frozen green vegetable medley
  • 200 g orzo
  • 150 g cream cheese
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • 600 ml hot water
  • 1 lemon
  • salt
  • pepper

Equipment

ovenbaking dishfoilbaking paper

Tips

  • To keep this vegan, you can use a vegan cream cheese on top instead of a dairy one.
  • There's no pre-cooking, no faff, no additional pots or pans.