Cheeseburger Orzo

Name: Cheeseburger Orzo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American-Italian skillet
Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef; 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 (14.5-ounce) can crushed tomatoes; 2 1/2 cups low-sodium beef broth; 1 1/2 cups dry orzo; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1 cup shredded mozzarella; 1 to taste kosher salt and black pepper

Fond-based browning is the restaurant trick here: sear the beef hard, then dissolve the browned bits into the sauce so a short ingredient list tastes slow-cooked. Orzo cooks right in the skillet,…

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 (14.5-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
2 1/2 cups low-sodium beef broth
1 1/2 cups dry orzo
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

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