Creamy Butternut Squash Orzo

Name: Creamy Butternut Squash Orzo
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 900 g butternut squash; 15 ml vegetable oil; 6 g salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 0.5 ea yellow onion; 2 ea garlic cloves; 270 g orzo pasta; 710 ml vegetable broth; 0.3 g ground cinnamon; 1 bunch kale; 120 ml heavy cream; 50 g Parmesan cheese

Recipe from Budget Bytes · original post · full recipe on budgetbytes.com

An easy one-pot dinner with tender browned squash, kale, Parmesan and orzo that simmers until thick and creamy.

Serves 4 55 minKid-friendly

VegetarianPastaOne pan

Ingredients

butternut squash — peeled, seeded and diced900 g
vegetable oil15 ml
salt — 1 tsp; divided6 g
black pepper — divided1 tsp
yellow onion — diced0.5 ea
garlic cloves — minced2 ea
orzo pasta270 g
vegetable broth710 ml
ground cinnamon — 0.13 tsp0.3 g
kale — stems removed and chopped1 bunch
heavy cream120 ml

Cooking for a different diet?

Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.

Vegan
- 120 ml oat cream instead of heavy cream
- 15 g nutritional yeast instead of Parmesan cheese
Stir the oat cream in with the kale exactly as the cream was, and scatter the nutritional yeast over the bowls instead of Parmesan; timings are unchanged.
Gluten-free
Creamy Butternut Squash Gluten-Free Orzo
- 270 g gluten-free orzo instead of orzo pasta
Gluten-free orzo can cook a few minutes faster and drinks more liquid, so start checking at 7 minutes and add a splash more broth if it tightens.
Dairy-free
- 120 ml oat cream instead of heavy cream
- 15 g nutritional yeast instead of Parmesan cheese
Stir the oat cream in with the kale exactly as the cream was, and scatter the nutritional yeast over the bowls instead of Parmesan; timings are unchanged.

Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.

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Pak'nSaveBest choice
· $14.94 of food
$30.19
51% spare
No price at Pak'nSave for:
- butternut squash
- yellow onion
- garlic cloves
- vegetable broth
Woolworths NZ
· $15.42 of food · $0.48 more
$27.59
44% spare
No price at Woolworths NZ for:
- butternut squash
- yellow onion
- garlic cloves
- vegetable broth
New World
· $6.33 of food
$13.66
54% spare
No price at New World for:
- butternut squash
- vegetable oil
- yellow onion
- garlic cloves
- orzo pasta
- vegetable broth
- kale
- heavy cream