colorful garlic orzo

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups orzo pasta
• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground turkey
• 4 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste
• 4 cups fresh spinach leaves
• 4 cups frozen broccoli florets
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes
• 2/3 cup frozen peas
• 2/3 cup frozen carrots
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• bring chicken broth to a boil. cook orzo in the boiling broth, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 to 10 minutes. remove from heat; do not drain.
• heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir turkey in the hot skillet until crumbly and evenly browned, about 10 minutes. stir garlic and red pepper flakes into turkey; cook for 1 minute. reduce heat to medium. add spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, peas, carrots, orzo, and broth to the turkey mixture and cook, stirring often, until spinach is wilted and tomatoes begin to split, 5 to 10 minutes. season with salt and black pepper.