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Creamy Sausage and Asparagus Orzo

Equipment

  • 1 4 quart pan or larger

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp olive oil or butter
  • 12 oz Roasted Garlic Chicken Sausage or chicken sausage of your choice
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 16 oz orzo
  • 4 tsp better than bouillon chicken flavor
  • 4 cups warm water you can sub chicken broth instead of better than bouillon + water
  • 12 oz asparagus discard bottom 1/4 of the asparagus stalks
  • 1 Boursin cheese
  • 1 cup warm water additional cup
  • lemon optional
  • pecorino romano optional

Instructions
 

  • slice chicken sausage into coins
    12 oz Roasted Garlic Chicken Sausage
  • heat olive oil in a very large pan and add the chicken sausage. Let the sausage get lightly brown
    2 tbsp olive oil
  • mix the warm water with the better than bouillon and set it aside.
    4 tsp better than bouillon chicken flavor, 4 cups warm water
  • add minced garlic to the pan, mix it around, and cook for an additional minute.
    2 cloves garlic
  • add orzo and mix well. then, add the prepared better than bouillon to the pan.
    16 oz orzo
  • cut the asparagus into 2" long pieces and add it to the pan. bring the liquid to a slight boil and then immediately bring the heat down to the lowest heat. cover the pan and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
    12 oz asparagus
  • your orzo should be fully cooked by this point. remove the pan from heat and set the Boursin in the middle of the pan. add 1/2 cup of warm water. cover again for 5-10 minutes so that the residual heat will melt the boursin.
    1 Boursin cheese
  • remove the cover, add remaining 1/2 cup warm water and gently mix the Boursin into the orzo.
    1 cup warm water
  • serve with a squeeze of lemon or top of pecorino Romano
    lemon, pecorino romano