Orzo with Garlicky Roasted Tomatoes and Parmesan
I wanted a simple and tasty side dish to serve with the chicken I was making for dinner, and I was craving roasted tomatoes, so I made this orzo with garlicky roasted tomatoes and parmesan recipe. This orzo with garlicky roasted tomatoes and parmesan will be on regular rotation because it was such a simple and perfect side dish that we all loved and thought it paired nicely with lemon garlic baked chicken drumsticks, a huge loaded garden salad, and some crusty bread.
Orzo with Garlicky Roasted Tomatoes and Parmesan
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of grape tomatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
- ¾ cup of dried orzo, cooked per instructions
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- Parmesan cheese, grated, to taste
How to Make Orzo with Garlicky Roasted Tomatoes and Parmesan
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Add the grape tomatoes, minced garlic, olive oil, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper to taste in a small baking dish. Toss to coat evenly.
Roast in the oven for 10 minutes, stirring them occasionally, Â until plump and ready to about to burst. Remove from the oven.
While the tomatoes are roasting, prepare the orzo in a large pot of boiling salted water, per instructions. Drain the orzo in a colander, reserving 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid, then pour the pasta directly into the baking dish.
Add the fresh parsley then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Toss to coat the orzo evenly with the tomatoes, their juices, and the minced garlic and add reserved cooking water, as needed. Taste and re-season if needed.
Pour into a serving bowl and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
Equipment
- Baking Dish or Baking Sheet
Ingredients
- 1½ cups of grape tomatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- ¾ cup of dried orzo cooked per instructions
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- Parmesan cheese shredded, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Add the grape tomatoes, minced garlic, olive oil, sea salt, and fresh cracked pepper, to taste, in a baking dish. Toss to coat evenly.
- Roast in the oven for 10 minutes, stirring them occasionally, until plump and ready to about to burst. Remove from the oven.
- While the tomatoes are roasting, prepare the orzo in a large pot of boiling salted water, per instructions.
- Drain the orzo in a colander, reserving ¼ cup of the cooking liquid, then pour the pasta directly into the baking dish.
- Add the fresh parsley then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
- Toss to coat the orzo evenly with the tomatoes, their juices, and the minced garlic and add reserved cooking water, as needed. Taste and re-season if needed.
- Pour into a serving bowl and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
I love these one pot meals! Anything with garlic and roasted tomatoes has to be delicious. Thanks for sharing this recipe with us Pam.
Such a delicious summery pasta dish!
Kisses,dear!
Fabulous Pam.
Im taking this delicious suggestion with me.
Cheers,
Lia.
Lovely dish! Roasted tomatoes…with garlic. That would be my favorite way to eat tomatoes. Yes, with orzo…delicious! 🙂 ela
What a great idea for a simple and yet tasty side dish!!! Looks delicious!!!
Ok, between your turkey panini and this orzo dish I am so hungry right now! Orzo is one of my favorite pastas, and the colors in this dish are gorgeous! This colors of Christmas and the Italian flag!
Grape tomatoes rarely even make it home from the store. Everyone loves them right out of the box. If they ever did get here, I’d love to try this.
This is my type of dinner! Especially love that you used orzo.
Great looking meal and perfect for this time of year as the grape maters are about the only ones with flavor.
Roasted tomatoes are the best! I love this simple orzo dish!
This sounds wonderful!
Excellent side dish! Can’t beat roasted tomatoes with pasta and garlic is a must!
A wonderful side, Pam. Love orzo.
yummy! the parmesan really seals it. i think orzo is a lot of fun and it might just be my pasta shape of choice right now!
I have made this ^ exact dish for my family for the years and this is always one of their favorite dishes. It is so flavorful, tasty and is great with many dishes or even a quick stand alone depending on your mood or situation. Years later, my adult daughter will now ask me to this for her when she comes home from work/school…she says it’s her comfort home food. My hubby hovers in the kitchen when he starts to smell the oven baking with the garlic, tomatoes and the Orzo boiling up because he knows some good eatin’ is coming soon. Thank you =)
Anna,
I’m so glad your family has fond memories of this comforting dish! Thanks for taking the time to let me know.
-Pam