This serves two, so be sure to double to feed four.
Ingredients:
1 zucchini
9 oz. sweet Italian chicken sausage (3 links)
6 oz. orzo
14 oz. crushed tomatoes (recipe for two only calls for half)
1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
2 scallions
1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
1 packet of chicken stock concentrate (I found them on Amazon here.)
1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese
Directions:
9 oz. sweet Italian chicken sausage (3 links)
6 oz. orzo
14 oz. crushed tomatoes (recipe for two only calls for half)
1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
2 scallions
1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
1 packet of chicken stock concentrate (I found them on Amazon here.)
1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese
Directions:
1. Wash and dry all produce. Preheat broiler to high or oven to 500 degrees. Trim ends from zucchini, then grate using large holes of a grater. Trim, then thinly slice scallions, separating greens and whites. Remove sausage from casings.
2. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat (use an ovenproof pan if you have one). Add sausage and 1½ tsp. Italian seasoning (you'll use the rest later), breaking up meat into pieces. Cook until no longer pink, 3-5 minutes. Transfer to a large, paper-towel-lined bowl and set aside.
3. Add zucchini, scallion whites, and a drizzle of oil to same pan over medium-high heat. Cook, tossing, until tender and zucchini has shrunk by about a third, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl with sausage. Wipe out pan.
4. Melt 1 Tbsp. butter in same pan over medium-high heat, then add orzo and toss to coat. Toast, tossing often, until golden, 2-3 minutes. Stir in 1½ cups water, stock concentrate, half the tomatoes (use the rest as you like), and remaining Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until orzo is al dente, about 12 minutes.
5. Drain any excess liquid from sausage and zucchini, then stir into orzo in pan. Add another 1 Tbsp. butter and stir to melt. Season with salt and pepper. Remove pan from heat. (Transfer contents of pan to a baking dish if your pan is not ovenproof.) Sprinkle mozzarella and Panko evenly over pan or dish.
6. Place pan or dish under broiler— surface should be about 3 inches from flame. Broil until panko is golden brown and mozzarella melts, 2-3 minutes (Keep an eye out for any burning.) Remove from broiler, then scatter with scallion greens and divide between plates.
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