Vegan Spinach Orzo is a creamy and tasty pasta recipe. It is a complete and satisfying meal. You can make this super delicious pasta with minimal items like vegetable broth, spinach, orzo pasta, and butter beans. It gives a smooth creamy flavor that infuses your mouth instantly. Serve the Vegan Spinach Orzo as a main course or side dish. Let’s go right to the recipe without wasting any time.
Equipment
- Saucepan
Ingredients
- Olive Oil 2tbsp
- Chopped large onion 1
- Crushed Garlic Clove 4 cloves
- White Wine 1/2cup
- Vegetable Stock 4cups
- Orzo Pasta 1/2cup
- Chopped Sun-dried Tomatoes 125g
- Frozen Spinach 275g
- Dried Thyme 3/4tsp
- Dried Dill 3/4tsp
- Canned Butter Beans 14oz
- Vegan Cream 2/3cup
- Lemon Juice 1tbsps
- Nutritional yeast 4-5tbsps
- Ground Black pepper, to taste
Recipe Ingredient Notes
White Wine: It’s optional. You can skip it if you don’t like its flavor.
Vegetable Broth: Use good quality broth.
Vegan Cream: We will add any type of vegan cream like soy, cashew, or Oat cream.
Butter Beans: It adds a creamy, butter flavor to the dish. Instead of this, you can add chickpeas, tofu, or cannellini beans. These options give protein and texture.
Instructions
- Put a saucepan over a medium flame and add olive oil. Heat it over a medium heat.
- Add chopped onions to this oil. Sautee it for 6-7 minutes until it is golden brown.
- Now, add garlic and simmer it for 2-3 minutes.
- Add white wine to this garlic and onion paste. Boil it until the wine is absorbed.
- Next, add vegetable broth, frozen spinach, orzo pasta, thyme, sun-dried tomatoes, and dill to this saucepan.
- Turn down the flame from medium to slow.
- Cook it for about 20-30 minutes, or until the pasta is tender.
- After that, add vegan cream, nutritional yeast, butter beans, lemon juice, and crushed black pepper.
- Mix all ingredients. Cook it for an additional 2-4 minutes, or until the beans are hot.
- Delicious Vegan Spinach Orzo is ready. Top it with chopped basil, oregano, or parsley.
Variations of this dish
Pasta Variety: You can use different pasta depending on your choice. Acini di pepe, alphabet pasta, Anelli, pastina, or midolline pasta all suit well with this dish.
Spinach: I recommend using fresh spinach. It gives a refreshing touch to the dish instead of frozen spinach.
Vegetables: Try this pasta with colorful vegetables like mushrooms, broccoli, asparagus, cabbage, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, or shallots.
Vegan Cream: Substitute the vegan cream with vegan cheese for a creamy taste.
Serving Suggestions
- Served the pasta as an appetizer, or main dish discussed below.
- Vegetables: Suits well with simple vegetable skewers, grilled vegetables, or roasted tomato pesto vegetables.
- Side Dish: Enjoy the tasty pasta with a main course like Baked Portobello mushrooms, Vegan Black Bean Burgers, and hummus wraps.
- Salad: Eat the pasta with a simple salad, creamy cucumber radish salad, and Napa cabbage salad with corn which adds refreshing flavor to the dish.
Tips
Use a large and nonstick pan to cook the pasta.
Always use fresh vegetables.
Cook pasta over a low flame so it cooks properly and absorbs all spices.
Use fresh lemon juice for a citrus and bright touch.
Storage Information
Refrigerate: Save the remaining orzo pasta in a sealed box. Refrigerate the box for 2-3 days.
Freezer: We can’t freeze the spinach orzo pasta because cream, beans, and spinach are used. It will give a mushy and bitter flavor.
Reheating: The pasta can be reheated in a pan or microwave. To rewarm the pasta in the pan, add water or cream to balance the consistency of the pasta.
FAQs
What is Orzo?
Orzo is a pasta that resembles to rice texture. But the orzo and rice are different. Orzo is made up of wheat flour.
Can fresh spinach will also work to make this pasta?
Both fresh and frozen spinach suit well with this dish. You can add it to your choice and convenience.
Nutritional Facts Per Serving
Serving Size 1/2cup per serving
Total Calories 418kcal
Carbohydrates 66g
Protein 17g
Fiber 8g
Total Fat 10g
Sugar 5g
Calcium 255mg
Iron 3mg
