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One-Pot Pantry Orzo With Chickpeas
Staring down a bare pantry and fridge? This one-pot wonder—which pairs protein-rich chickpeas and briney olives and capers with tender orzo—will save dinner.
👥 4 Servings👤 Jesse Szewczyk📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●dutch oven
- ●oven
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Place a rack in middle of oven and preheat to 350°. Heat ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil in a large Dutch oven or other heavy ovenproof pot over medium. Add 12 garlic cloves, thinly sliced, and cook, stirring often, until softened and fragrant, 2–⏱️ 3 minutes. Add one 14-oz. jar pitted green olives, drained, coarsely chopped (about 1 cup), one 3.5-oz. jar capers, rinsed (about ½ cup), and ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes and cook, stirring occasionally, just until fragrant, about ⏱️ 2 minutes.
14-oz. jar pitted green olives, drained, coarsely chopped (about 1 cup)13.5-oz. jar capers, rinsed (about ½ cup)1
2
Add 12 oz. orzo and one 6-oz. can tomato paste to pot and cook, stirring often, until tomato paste coats orzo and is darkened in color, about ⏱️ 4 minutes. Add one 15.5-oz. can chickpeas, rinsed, 1 tsp. dried oregano, 1 tsp. sugar, 1½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¾ tsp. Morton kosher salt, and 4⅓ cups water, stirring to scrape up any browned bits stuck to bottom of pot.
. orzo12 oz6-oz. can tomato paste115.5-oz. can chickpeas, rinsed1. dried oregano1 tsp. sugar1 tsp½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¾ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more1
3
Cover pot, transfer to oven, and bake until orzo is tender and about 80% of liquid has been absorbed, 30–⏱️ 35 minutes (having some liquid on top is okay as the orzo will continue to absorb it). Remove pot from oven, remove lid, and stir in 2 oz. Parmesan, finely grated (about 1 cup). Taste orzo and season with more salt if needed and freshly ground black pepper.
. Parmesan, finely grated (about 1 cup); plus more for serving (optional)2 oz
4
To serve, divide orzo evenly among shallow bowls. Top each bowl of orzo with more Parmesan if desired, then season with a little more black pepper.
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