My Kind Of Weeknight Dinner An easy one-pan dinner that my kids genuinely love? SIGN ME UP.♡ Now that our boys are back in school and we’re entering our era of extracurricular activities, I feel like I have approximately five minutes of energy left by dinnertime.So I’m leaning hard lately into meals like this one: one pan, 35 minutes, minimal chopping and absolutely no complicated steps.

Just brown some chicken sausage and tomatoes, simmer the orzo right there in the same skillet, then stir in a big scoop of basil pesto at the end.And if you happen to love cheese as much as we do in our house, I highly recommend tearing some burrata over the top — YUM.It’s seriously so easy, the perfect mix of cozy and fresh, and exactly the sort of simple weeknight meal I’m into right now.

And best of all, just one pan to clean up! Recipe Tips Here are a few quick notes from testing this recipe that will help your orzo turn out just right: Let the sausage get nice and browned.Try not to stir it constantly! Giving the slices a little time against the hot pan creates those delicious caramelized edges and leaves behind extra flavor for the orzo.Leave the tomatoes whole.

A few will naturally split while cooking, which is perfect.But keeping most of them intact gives the finished dish those delicious little bursts of tomato juice.Stir the orzo frequently.

Orzo loves to settle onto the bottom of the pan as it cooks.A good stir every minute or so

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