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How to cook orzo

How to cook orzo

Is it rice? Is it pasta? The underrated and often misunderstood orzo is a humble ingredient with hidden depths. 

In the latest episode of Ways With, Waitrose cook Charmaine gets inventive with Duchy Organic Orzo, transforming it into a one-pan wonder, a bowl of comfort food and a minimal effort risotto. From bubbling bakes to fresh salads, find out how to cook orzo and make it your unassuming weeknight hero.

Ways With orzo

Have you been sleeping on orzo? Waitrose cook Charmaine shows how to turn the tiny pasta into a scrape-the-pan-clean bake and a bowl of ‘Italian penicillin’.

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Four ingredients is all you need for this cure-all comfort food. See the pastina recipe

duchy organic orzo

Duchy Organic Orzo

Generations of Italian know-how go into our hero ingredient.

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chicken stock

Cooks’ Ingredients Chicken Stock

Made with roasted chicken bones, it’ll add depth to your dish.

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parmesan cheese

Duchy Organic Parmesan

Our Parmigiano Reggiano is matured for 18 months and has a bold and complex flavour.

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organic butter

Duchy Organic Butter

Made in the West Country with organic British milk. Say no more.

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Chicken & tomato baked orzo

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