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Orzo risotto al pomodoro.

You can have Orzo risotto al pomodoro using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Orzo risotto al pomodoro

1. It's 200 gr of orzo pasta.
2. It's 1 cup of tomato sauce.
3. It's 1/2 of onion, chopped.
4. You need 10 of basil leaves; 8 of them chopped finely.
5. You need 2 cups of *hot* water or broth (vegetable or chicken).
6. You need 2 tbsp of olive oil.
7. It's of salt (only if using water instead of broth).

Orzo risotto al pomodoro instructions

1. Heat the oil in a pan or small pot and add the onions. Cook them until transparent and soft..
2. Add the orzo pasta and mix; cook it for 2 minutes with the onions. Add the tomato sauce, the chopped basil and mix. Cook the tomato sauce for 3 minutes mixing all the time..
3. Add 1.5 cups of *hot* water and salt; or the broth and reduce for 15 minutes while mixing all the time to avoid orzo to stick to the pan. Keep adding water if needed until the orzo pasta if fully cooked..
4. Final texture should not be dry but like a risotto. Serve with a couple of basil leaves on top as decoration..