Boursin Orzo Bake
Boursin Orzo Bake is a pasta recipe ready in 1 h. It makes 6 servings, each 550 kcal with 18 g protein. Beginner level, 11 ingredients.
Recipe by @sammymontgoms, adapted and measured by Cookpath.
- 1 htotal
- Beginnerlevel
- 550kcal a serving
- 18 gprotein
What is Boursin Orzo Bake
Orzo baked in stock with garlic herb cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach and cheddar, seasoned with basil and oregano.
- Pasta · Vegetarian
- Baking
How to make Boursin Orzo Bake
Tips from the cook
- Short on time? Use boiling hot stock to cut 5 to 10 minutes.
- Depending on your oven it can take up to 50 minutes.
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Goes well with
Sides from Cookpath that balance this dish, the same picks the app suggests.
Boursin Orzo Bake substitutions
Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.
Orzo3 options
- Ditalini (or macaroni, stelline) 1:1 by weight; similar small-pasta cook time
Larger shapes such as fusilli/farfalle cook longer.
Still contains gluten.
- Long-grain rice roughly 1:1 by weight; rice needs more liquid and different timing (unverified)
Texture differs from pasta.
- Gluten-free small pasta / gluten-free orzo use a labelled gluten-free one; page says GF orzo exists but is hard to find
Availability.
Still contains gluten.
Garlic herb cheese1 option
- Dairy-free cream cheese + garlic + parsley 1:1
Still contains soy.
Vegetable stock2 options
- Celery-free vegetable stock (check label) 1:1 by volume
- Water + salt + pinch of herbs 1:1
Less depth.
Cheddar3 options
- Mozzarella or Swiss 1:1 by weight
Milder than cheddar.
Still contains dairy.
- Dairy-free cheddar-style shreds (a labelled dairy-free product) 1:1 by weight
The page says dairy-free cheese will never taste or melt like real cheese; soy/nut content varies by brand.
Still contains soy.
- Nutritional yeast 2 tbsp per 50 g
Does not melt.
