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Easy Orzo With Seared Lemon, Garlic Butter, and Herbs
This simple pasta side dish combines grilled or seared lemons, savory garlic butter, and lots of fresh herbs. Serve it with grilled fish.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 20 min🔥 Cook: 16 min👤 Odette Williams📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●colander
- ●saucepan
- ●skillet
- ●strainer
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the orzo and cook until al dente, according to package instructions, then drain in a colander, return to the still-warm pot, and add 1 Tbsp. of the olive oil to stop it from sticking.
dried orzo1 pound
2
While the orzo is cooking, in a small saucepan over low heat, melt the butter. Add the garlic and warm gently for about ⏱️ 5 minutes.
dried orzo1 pound
3
In a small cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, warm the remaining 2 Tbsp. olive oil. Add the lemon halves, cut-side down, and sear until the flesh has charred, about ⏱️ 5 minutes. Remove the lemons, squeeze their juice through a fine-mesh strainer into the pasta, and stir to combine.
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4
Remove the garlic from the butter and discard. Stir the parsley, basil, chives, salt, and generous cranks of pepper into the infused garlic butter.
5
Pour the garlic butter over the orzo, stir well, and serve.
dried orzo1 pound
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