One-Pot Lemon Orzo

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One-Pot Lemon Orzo #25 · dinner · mediterranean Host: The Recipe Critic · Creamy Lemon Orzo → TikTok → web writeups Online recipe (as published / commonly shared) Servings: 6 · Prep 5 min · Cook 20 min · Total 25 min We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card. Creamy lemon orzo cooked in one large pan. Heat in a large pan over medium-high heat: 2 tablespoons salted butter Add in: 2 minced shallots Cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Add to the pan: 1 ½ cups orzo Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, to lightly toast the orzo. Add to the pan: 3 minced cloves garlic 1 tablespoon lemon zest Cook for 1 minute, until fragrant. Whisk in: 2 cups chicken broth 1 cup heavy cream 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper Bring the liquid to a boil. Then reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer the pasta for 8-10 minutes, stirring frequently to keep the pasta from sticking to the pan. Once the pasta is tender and the liquid has cooked down, sprinkle the dish with: ½ cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons freshly chopped basil Serve. Source: The Recipe Critic · Creamy Lemon Orzo tags: orzo,lemon,parmesan,broth · popularity: evergreen · meat: no	Risotto with Lemon (Risotto al Limone) Book: How to Cook Italian by Giuliano Hazan (2005) crumb: small pasta or rice cooked creamy in broth, with lemon and Parmesan How to Cook Italian includes “Risotto with Lemon (Risotto al Limone)”. Giuliano Hazan wrote it (2005). Giuliano Hazan, Marcella's son, wrote this full guide to Italian home cooking. It runs from starters to risotto. Differences: Both simmer a small grain or pasta in broth and stir until creamy. Both finish with lemon and Parmesan. The online version uses orzo pasta, shallot and garlic. It adds a cup of heavy cream. It is richer and saucier than a lemon risotto. It has the feel of pasta instead of rice.

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One-Pot Lemon Orzo
#25 · dinner · mediterranean
Host: The Recipe Critic · Creamy Lemon Orzo → TikTok → web writeups

Online recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Servings: 6 · Prep 5 min · Cook 20 min · Total 25 min

We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card.

Creamy lemon orzo cooked in one large pan.

Heat in a large pan over medium-high heat:

2 tablespoons salted butter

Add in:

2 minced shallots

Cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently.

Add to the pan:

1 ½ cups orzo

Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, to lightly toast the orzo.

Add to the pan:

3 minced cloves garlic

1 tablespoon lemon zest

Cook for 1 minute, until fragrant. Whisk in:

2 cups chicken broth

1 cup heavy cream

3 tablespoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

Bring the liquid to a boil. Then reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer the pasta for 8-10 minutes, stirring frequently to keep the pasta from sticking to the pan.

Once the pasta is tender and the liquid has cooked down, sprinkle the dish with:

½ cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese

2 tablespoons freshly chopped basil

Serve.

Source: The Recipe Critic · Creamy Lemon Orzo

tags: orzo,lemon,parmesan,broth · popularity: evergreen · meat: no

Risotto with Lemon (Risotto al Limone)
Book: How to Cook Italian by Giuliano Hazan (2005)

crumb: small pasta or rice cooked creamy in broth, with lemon and Parmesan

How to Cook Italian includes “Risotto with Lemon (Risotto al Limone)”. Giuliano Hazan wrote it (2005). Giuliano Hazan, Marcella's son, wrote this full guide to Italian home cooking. It runs from starters to risotto.

Differences:

Both simmer a small grain or pasta in broth and stir until creamy. Both finish with lemon and Parmesan. The online version uses orzo pasta, shallot and garlic. It adds a cup of heavy cream. It is richer and saucier than a lemon risotto. It has the feel of pasta instead of rice.

Match: Reasonably similar, but will taste different

Online recipe

One-Pot Lemon Orzo

Online recipe (as published / commonly shared)
Servings: 6 · Prep 5 min · Cook 20 min · Total 25 min

We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card.

Creamy lemon orzo cooked in one large pan.

Heat in a large pan over medium-high heat:
2 tablespoons salted butter

Add in:
2 minced shallots

Cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently.

Add to the pan:
1 ½ cups orzo

Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, to lightly toast the orzo.

Add to the pan:
3 minced cloves garlic
1 tablespoon lemon zest

Cook for 1 minute, until fragrant. Whisk in:
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper

Bring the liquid to a boil. Then reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer the pasta for 8-10 minutes, stirring frequently to keep the pasta from sticking to the pan.

Once the pasta is tender and the liquid has cooked down, sprinkle the dish with:
½ cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons freshly chopped basil

Serve.

Citations
- The Recipe Critic · Creamy Lemon Orzo: https://therecipecritic.com/creamy-lemon-orzo/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=One-Pot+Lemon+Orzo
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=One-Pot+Lemon+Orzo+recipe

Cookbook ancestor
- Affiliate: buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0743244362?tag=recipeancesto-20
- Reference: How to Cook Italian by Giuliano Hazan (2005). Publisher: Scribner, 2005 edition, hardcover, ISBN 978-0743244367.

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Dish: One-Pot Lemon Orzo
Match: Reasonably similar, but will taste different
Ancestor: Risotto with Lemon (Risotto al Limone)
Source: How to Cook Italian by Giuliano Hazan (2005)
Differences: Both simmer a small grain or pasta in broth and stir until creamy. Both finish with lemon and Parmesan. The online version uses orzo pasta, shallot and garlic. It adds a cup of heavy cream. It is richer and saucier than a lemon risotto. It has the feel of pasta instead of rice.
Book recipe: We do not offer this for print or share because it is not public domain. Buy or borrow the book.
Online sources: The Recipe Critic · Creamy Lemon Orzo (https://therecipecritic.com/creamy-lemon-orzo/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=One-Pot+Lemon+Orzo)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=One-Pot+Lemon+Orzo+recipe)
Date: Sep 2026

Source: what this book is
How to Cook Italian by Giuliano Hazan (2005).
Giuliano Hazan, Marcella's son, wrote this full guide to Italian home cooking. It runs from starters to risotto.

Affiliate: buy the book

Reference: How to Cook Italian by Giuliano Hazan (2005). Publisher: Scribner, 2005 edition, hardcover, ISBN 978-0743244367.

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