One Pan Pepperoni Pizza Orzo
Updated Jul 12, 2024, Published on Apr 26, 2022
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I am so excited about this one pan recipe! It is part of my April One Pot Series I’m doing on TikTok. It has all the flavors of a pepperoni pizza, but in orzo form! I chose to mix in some sundried tomatoes and top with pepperoni, but there are endless combinations you can do for this recipe. Feel free to experiment with your favorite pizza toppings. You could add a variety of meat, vegetables, sauce, cheese, etc. I hope you love this one pan orzo recipe as much as I did! Let me know if you give it a try!
One Pan Pepperoni Pizza Orzo
Equipment
- Sauté Pan My favorite pan to use for one pot orzo recipes!
- Chef Knife I love my Made In Chef Knife!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 Shallot, minced
- 3 cloves Garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes, more or less based on spice preference
- 1/4 cup Sun-Dried Tomatoes, optional
- 1 cup Orzo Pasta, uncooked
- 13 oz Pizza Sauce, I used Rao's Pizza Sauce
- 8 oz Water, more as needed
- 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese, freshly grated
- 6 oz Low Moisture Mozzarella Cheese, freshly grated
- 2 oz Pepperoni
- Fresh Basil, finely chopped to serve
Instructions
- Preheat broiler. In a large high sided sauté pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add shallot and cook for 2 minutes, stirring often. Add garlic and red pepper flakes and cook another minute, stirring often. Add sundried tomatoes and cook another minute. Stir in uncooked orzo and let it toast 2 minutes.
- Pour in pizza sauce and water. Stir to combine and bring to a boil. Add Italian seasoning. Turn heat to medium low and bring to a simmer. Stir occasionally to prevent the orzo from sticking to the bottom of the pan until the orzo is cooked through and most of the liquid is absorbed. Add more water if needed to cook the orzo. This should take about 15 minutes or so.
- Once the orzo is almost cooked, stir in parmesan cheese. Stir until the cheese is melted. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese in an even layer on top of the orzo. Lay the pepperoni on top of the cheese.
- Place in the oven and broil for several minutes until the pepperoni starts to crisp and the cheese is golden and melted. Sprinkle with basil and serve immediately.
Video
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Nutrition
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Such a fun recipe to present! not gimmicky at all. Just fun and yummy!!
Super easy to make and very delicious.
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the recipe!