Creamy Ground Beef Orzo

Name: Creamy Ground Beef Orzo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 lb Ground Beef (1 lb lean ground beef); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 medium yellow onion (finely chopped)); 4 cloves Garlic (4 cloves garlic (minced)); 1 tsp Italian Seasoning (1 tsp Italian seasoning); 1 tsp Dried Basil (1 tsp dried basil); ½ tsp Red Pepper Flakes (1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)) — optional; 1 tbsp Tomato Paste (1 tbsp tomato paste); 1 cup Orzo (1 cup uncooked orzo); 1 can Tomato Sauce (1 14 oz can tomato sauce (or crushed/diced tomatoes)); 1 cup Beef Broth (1 cup beef broth); 1 cup Heavy Cream (1 cup heavy cream); 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce (1 tsp Worcestershire sauce); 2 cup Baby Spinach (2 cups fresh baby spinach); ½ cup Parmesan Cheese (1/2 cup parmesan (grated)); 0 pieces Basil (Fresh basil (chopped))

Creamy Ground Beef Orzo - Dinner (Italian)

30 minItalian

Servings4

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Steps

1Heat up a Dutch oven or a pot over medium-high heat. Add in the beef and break it apart with a spatula. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
2Add in the chopped onion and stir the mince. Cook until the beef has browned up, and the onion is translucent. It should take around 5 minutes.
3Add garlic, Italian seasoning, dried basil, crushed red pepper flakes, tomato paste, and orzo into the pot. Stir very well and cook for 1 minute or so.
4Pour tomato sauce, beef broth, heavy cream, and Worcestershire sauce into the pot. Give all the ingredients a good mix, and let it cook.
5The pot will start bubbling up; lower the heat slightly. Then, keep it uncovered to continue cooking for 10-15 minutes. Stir it frequently while it's being cooked to prevent the orzo from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
6Once orzo has cooked completely, remove the pot from the heat. Stir in fresh baby spinach and grated parmesan. Cover the pot for 5 minutes to let it thicken up.
7Season with salt and black pepper and serve with a sprinkle of grated parmesan cheese and chopped basil.