Creamy Orzo with Fresh Vegetables

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion
• chopped
• 2 cloves garlic
• crushed
• Olive oil
• 2 cups orzo
• 2 cups steamed vegetables
• carrots
• broccoli
• squash
• etc
• 4 cups low sodium canned chicken stock
• Parmesan
• grated
• Salt
• Pepper

Instructions

1. Heat oil in large sauce pan, cook onion over medium high heat for 2 minutes.
2. Stir In garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
3. Stir in uncooked orzo & and toss to coat and cook for 1 minute.
4. Reduce heat to medium.
5. Slowly stir in 1/2 cup of stock at a time.
6. Adding the next half cup when the previous one has been absorbed.
7. When orzo is tender stir in a drizzle of olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
8. Toss orzo with steamed vegetables.
9. Serve with grated Parmesan and black pepper