# CREAMY MUSHROOM ORZO

This creamy mushroom orzo is a wannabe risotto made with orzo pasta, perfect with your protein of choice for a delicious meal in just 20 minutes.

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

## Ingredients

- 2 cups cooked orzo pasta
- 0.25 cup pasta water
- 2 cups mushroom, diced
- 2 cups shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 1 large shallot, minced
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 5 cloves garlic, grated
- 0.5 cup heavy cream
- 0.5 cup grated parmesan
- 0.5 cup madeira wine
- 1 tbsp sugar
- fresh parsley
- salt
- pepper
- chicken, salmon or steak

## Instructions

1. Boil your orzo pasta.
2. Sauté olive oil, unsalted butter, garlic, 1/4 cup minced parsley, shallots and mushrooms in a pan.
3. Let the mixture cook until it gets golden and brown.
4. Add madeira wine and let it simmer until the wine is barely there.
5. Add sugar, heavy cream, parmesan, orzo pasta, salt, and pepper.
6. Mix until it becomes thick and creamy.
7. Add your protein choice.
8. Sprinkle fresh parsley.
9. Serve and enjoy!

## Equipment

- pan
- wooden spoon
- bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwortTMLRkZ/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fd8824b1-19cc-4a94-8dbf-f147a5c3615e
- Extracted: 2025-10-08

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