One-Pot Beef Orzo
One-Pot Beef Orzo
Ingredients
For the One-Pot Beef Orzo
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound ground beef, 80/20 lean
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/2 cup dry red wine
- 1 24-ounce bottle passata
- 3 cups beef stock
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped, plus more for garnish
- 1 1/2 cups orzo pasta, uncooked
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated, plus more for garnish
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- 1
Heat the olive oil in a large pot or deep pan over medium heat. Add the diced yellow onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and translucent, about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min
- 2
Add the minced garlic to the pot and cook for another 1 minute until fragrant, being careful not to burn it.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Add the ground beef to the pot. Break it up with a wooden spoon and cook until it is browned all over and no pink remains, about 5-7 minutes. Drain any excess fat.
⏱️ 7 min
- 4
Stir in the tomato paste with the browned beef and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly, to deepen its flavor.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Pour in the dry red wine and bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Allow the wine to reduce slightly, about 2-3 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min
- 6
Add the passata and beef stock to the pot. For extra flavor, pour about 1/4 cup of beef stock into the empty passata bottle, swirl it around, and add it to the pot.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Stir in the Worcestershire sauce, dried oregano, chopped fresh basil, salt, and black pepper. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Add the uncooked orzo pasta directly into the simmering sauce. Stir well to ensure the orzo is fully submerged and evenly distributed in the sauce.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer for 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent the orzo from sticking to the bottom, until the orzo is cooked through and most of the liquid has been absorbed. The sauce should be thick and glossy.
⏱️ 12 min
- 10
Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese until melted and combined.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Ladle the one-pot beef orzo into bowls. Garnish with additional grated Parmesan cheese and fresh basil leaves before serving.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
One-Pot Beef Orzo
For the One-Pot Beef Orzo
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound ground beef, 80/20 lean
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/2 cup dry red wine
- 1 24-ounce bottle passata
- 3 cups beef stock
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped, plus more for garnish
- 1 1/2 cups orzo pasta, uncooked
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated, plus more for garnish
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- 1
Heat the olive oil in a large pot or deep pan over medium heat. Add the diced yellow onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and translucent, about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min - 2
Add the minced garlic to the pot and cook for another 1 minute until fragrant, being careful not to burn it.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Add the ground beef to the pot. Break it up with a wooden spoon and cook until it is browned all over and no pink remains, about 5-7 minutes. Drain any excess fat.
⏱️ 7 min - 4
Stir in the tomato paste with the browned beef and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly, to deepen its flavor.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Pour in the dry red wine and bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Allow the wine to reduce slightly, about 2-3 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
Add the passata and beef stock to the pot. For extra flavor, pour about 1/4 cup of beef stock into the empty passata bottle, swirl it around, and add it to the pot.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Stir in the Worcestershire sauce, dried oregano, chopped fresh basil, salt, and black pepper. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Add the uncooked orzo pasta directly into the simmering sauce. Stir well to ensure the orzo is fully submerged and evenly distributed in the sauce.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer for 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent the orzo from sticking to the bottom, until the orzo is cooked through and most of the liquid has been absorbed. The sauce should be thick and glossy.
⏱️ 12 min - 10
Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese until melted and combined.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Ladle the one-pot beef orzo into bowls. Garnish with additional grated Parmesan cheese and fresh basil leaves before serving.
⏱️ 1 min