For years, I’ve bought snap peas, but we’ve always eaten them raw. I’ve never cooked them before now. I was so impressed with them in this dish. I had no idea what I was missing.
I’ll be making this repeatedly with all of our fresh vegetables. I loved the simple flavors here in the dish. It was very light and lemony and perfect for a summer night.
I added some diced chicken when I made this and it was a great one dish dinner. I can imagine making just the orzo with vegetables for a side dish or even a vegetarian dinner as well.
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Lemon Orzo with Snap Peas and Zucchini
Recipe adapted from Everyday Food by Martha Stewart
16ouncessugar snap peasends trimmed and halved crosswise
2small zucchinithinly sliced, approximately 1/8" thick
3tablespoonsfresh lemon juice
2tablespoonslight olive oil
2tablespoonsParmesan cheesefinely grated
Kosher salt and fresh pepper
Optional: 2 cups cooked chickenwarmed
Instructions
Prepare all of the vegetables prior to starting the orzo. Cook the orzo in boiling salted water for 5 minutes. Add the peas and squash. Cook until the orzo is al dente and the vegetables are still crisp tender, about 3 minutes. The vegetables will continue to cook for a few minutes after they are removed from the water. Use care not to overcook them. Drain well and return to the pot. If you are adding chicken, do so now.
Add the lemon juice, olive oil and cheese. Season generously with salt and pepper. Toss to combine.
Hi, I’m Mary. I’m the author, cook, photographer, and travel lover behind the scenes here at Barefeet In The Kitchen. I'm also the author of three cookbooks dedicated to making cooking from scratch as simple as possible.
Velva says
Fresh, flavorful and healthy too. Awesome.
Velva
Inside a British Mum's Kitchen says
I love these light, fresh summer flavors – love snap peas!
Mary
Tricia @ Saving room for dessert says
Oh yum – that does look so good! I am obsessed with lemon these days – just can't get enough on or in anything!
Anonymous says
If you need to eat gluten free, quinoa works just fine instead of the orzo.