One Pot Easy Sausage and Spinach Orzo Recipe

Dinnertime is easy and delicious with this one pot easy sausage and spinach orzo recipe!

This recipe is perfect for a weeknight and would be great meal prepped. This is a winning recipe that your whole family will love!

About the Recipe

This recipe couldn't be easier! You'll start with a large pot or dutch oven on medium.

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Add your sausage, and cook until it starts to brown. Then, add your onion and cook until it's translucent. Next, add garlic, mushrooms, red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper to the pot. At this point, your house should smell amazing!

Add your orzo and stock to the pot, and stir everything around. Cover and cook for 12 minutes, or until the orzo is cooked to your liking or all of the liquid is absorbed.

Finally, add spinach, stir, and you're done! It's so easy and SO delicious!

This would be a great meal prep recipe - make a big batch on Sunday and eat it through the rest of the week!

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One Pot Easy Sausage and Spinach Orzo Recipe Ingredients

• 1 lb ground sausage
• ½ white onion, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 8 oz diced white mushrooms
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 1 lb orzo
• 4 cups spinach
• Extra virgin olive oil, for serving
• Fresh basil, for serving

Directions

1. Heat a large dutch oven over medium heat. Add sausage and cook for 3-5 minutes, until the sausage starts to cook through.
2. Add white onion to the dutch oven. When the white onion begins to turn translucent, add garlic, mushrooms, red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Add stock and orzo to the dutch oven. Stir well, then cover and cook for 12 minutes, or until all liquid is absorbed. Open lid occasionally and stir any orzo stuck to the bottom of the Dutch oven. 
4. Add spinach and stir until wilted.
5. Serve with drizzled extra virgin olive oil and fresh basil.

One Pot Easy Sausage and Spinach Orzo Recipe

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Cuisine Italian

Servings 8 servings

Calories 447.49 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 1 lb ground sausage
• ½ white onion minced
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 8 oz diced white mushrooms
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 1 lb orzo
• 4 cups spinach
• Extra virgin olive oil for serving
• Fresh basil for serving

Instructions

 

• Heat a large dutch oven over medium heat. Add sausage and cook for 3-5 minutes, until the sausage starts to cook through.
• Add white onion to the dutch oven. When the white onion begins to turn translucent, add garlic, mushrooms, red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add stock and orzo to the dutch oven. Stir well, then cover and cook for 12 minutes, or until all liquid is absorbed. Open lid occasionally and stir any orzo stuck to the bottom of the Dutch oven.
• Add spinach and stir until wilted.
• Serve with drizzled extra virgin olive oil and fresh basil.