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This creamy lemon orzo skillet is loaded with smoked salmon and tender asparagus spears in a rich lemon mascarpone sauce. - ready in less than an hour with a handful of ingredients!

Creamy Lemon Orzo with Smoked Salmon and Asparagus

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This creamy lemon orzo skillet is loaded with smoked salmon and tender asparagus spears in a rich lemon mascarpone sauce. – ready in less than an hour with a handful of ingredients!

This creamy lemon orzo skillet is loaded with smoked salmon and tender asparagus spears in a rich lemon mascarpone sauce. - ready in less than an hour with a handful of ingredients!

A skillet full of spring + carbs for your Monday dinner pleasure! Meet the orzo we literally can’t stop eating.

With the weather turning warmer, I’m starting to move into dishes featuring bright flavors like lemon and aaaall the spring produce. This orzo is kinda a combo of rich and creamy + bright and fresh flavors.

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And it is a GOOD one! Super fast to whip up too, and c’mon, smoked salmon is making an appearance.

Brimming with fresh kale, orzo, and turkey in a rich white bean broth, this hearty kale white bean soup will instantly warm you up!

Turkey Orzo Kale White Bean Soup

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Brimming with fresh kale, orzo, and turkey in a rich white bean broth, this hearty kale white bean soup will instantly warm you up! The freezing cold weather around here lately has me turning my focus towards ALL the soups I can get my hands on. Anyone else?? Standing at the front of that soup […]

A zingy browned butter lemon sauce coats every inch of this spring-like asparagus feta orzo skillet that's SUPER easy to throw together for a quick, healthy dinner!

Browned Butter Lemon Asparagus Feta Orzo Skillet

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A zingy browned butter lemon sauce coats every inch of this spring-like asparagus feta orzo skillet that’s SUPER easy to throw together for a quick, healthy dinner! Just a skillet full ‘o spring for……..yet another freezing cold Wisconsin April day? In all honesty, I’d much rather be eating this asparagus orzo feta skillet on the […]

Stuffed with a flavor-packed orzo filling, these summery Greek orzo stuffed sweet peppers are a fun change from the usual stuffed peppers and SO easy to throw together!

Greek Orzo Stuffed Sweet Peppers

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Stuffed with a flavor-packed orzo filling, these summery Greek orzo stuffed sweet peppers are a fun change from the usual stuffed peppers and SO easy to throw together! ^^^ How to do a stuffed pepper summer justice, guys. I saw the prettiest multi-color sweet peppers at the farmers market last week and these beauties were […]

This creamy tortellini basil tomato soup is insanely easy to pull off and seriously tastes like it simmered all day! It'll be our little secret it comes together in only 40 minutes in ONE pot!

Creamy Tortellini Basil Tomato Soup

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This creamy tortellini basil tomato soup is insanely easy to pull off and seriously tastes like it simmered all day! It’ll be our little secret it comes together in only 40 minutes in ONE pot! So soup season is still like a thing right? I mean, it’s still March in Wisconsin where I’m at, guys. […]

This cheesy spinach bacon orzo is everyone's favorite weeknight comfort food and nobody will ever guess it's made in ONE pot in less than 30 minutes!

One-Pot Cheesy Spinach Bacon Orzo

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This cheesy spinach bacon orzo is everyone’s favorite weeknight comfort food and nobody will ever guess it’s made in ONE pot in less than 30 minutes! So spinach + bacon is my new favorite sneakily-winning combo, guys. ^^^ do you see why? Here’s a pretty obvious hint: it means you’re eating that good-for-ya stuff while […]

Orange chicken just like you get at Panda Express with the flavorful addition of herbed orzo. It's SUPER-easy to throw together in one pan and so much lighter on the calories!

Skillet Orange Chicken with Herbed Orzo

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Orange chicken just like you get at Panda Express with the flavorful addition of herbed orzo. It’s SUPER-easy to throw together in one pan and so much lighter on the calories! My Thursday and possibly all the rest of the days are henceforth consisting of this skillet orange chicken, y’all. I’m down for every single […]

This healthier vegetarian take on classic fried rice uses orzo instead of rice and a rainbow of fresh vegetables! You'll only need a few ingredients and 30 minutes to put it on the dinner table.

Rainbow Vegetarian Fried Orzo Skillet

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This healthier vegetarian take on classic fried rice uses orzo instead of rice and a rainbow of fresh vegetables! You’ll only need a few ingredients and 30 minutes to put it on the dinner table. So I’m unreasonably and slightly terrifying-ly excited about the contents of this skillet, guys. It’s freaking FRIED RICE MINUS THE […]

This healthy veggie-loaded orzo skillet is a veggie-lover's dream! Ready in less than 30 minutes and perfect for a quick summer weekday dinner or lunch!

Charred Cherry Tomato Orzo with Zucchini Ribbons

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This healthy veggie-loaded orzo skillet is a veggie-lover’s dream! Ready in less than 30 minutes and perfect for a quick summer weekday dinner or lunch! Summery carbs just do a Monday right, guys. They actually do my entire life right. Summer actually needs to slow the heck down so my life can continue being complete […]

Greek Orzo Pasta Salad with Sauteed Herbed Cherry Tomatoes

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This colorful Greek-style orzo pasta salad is loaded with plenty of herbed sweet cherry tomatoes, lots of other garden goodness, and is tossed in a light balsamic vinaigrette for one stunning summer salad! Salad daaaays! It’s going down, guys.   Did you know that August is like a super-short month as far as summer dining is concerned? Seriously! […]

Italian Wedding Soup

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This hearty, Italian-style stew is chock-full of tender veggies, lots of orzo pasta, and the most tender meatballs ever in a rich, flavorful broth.–A perfect Sunday dinner with warm bread! So. Just when you think that the last of the snow is going-going-ALMOST-GONE what happens? We get dumped on with about another foot of the […]

Grilled Veggie Orzo Pasta Salad

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Skip all the calories found in most pasta salads, and load up instead on this fresh, tasty orzo pasta salad. Jam-packed with lots of grilled veggies and tossed with a simple vinaigrette, you’re definitely gonna want seconds! I wonder if we could even count all of the salad recipes I’ve been sharing over the past few […]

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