# One Pot Creamy Tomato Orzo

Orzo cooked straight in a tomato sauce, finished with cream cheese and spinach.

25 min. Serves 4. 355 kcal per serving.

## What you need

- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 250g orzo pasta (wheat)
- 400g passata
- 600ml vegetable stock
- 75g cream cheese
- 80g spinach
- 20g parmesan cheese, grated

## How to make it

One Pot Creamy Tomato Orzo

1. **Step 1**: Soften the onion in oil for 5 minutes, then the garlic for 1 minute.
2. **Step 2**: Add the orzo, passata and stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 12 minutes, stirring often.
3. **Step 3**: Stir in the cream cheese and spinach.
4. **Step 4**: Top with parmesan.

## Nutrition per serving

Per serving, rounded. These are estimates, not a prescription.

| Per serving | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| Energy | 355 kcal |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Carbohydrate | 52 g |
| Fat | 11 g |

This recipe fits these eating styles by the numbers and the ingredients: Mediterranean.

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Last updated: 2026-09-24