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Turkey Pot Pie Orzo

Your favourite pot pie flavour, without the crust! Instead, creamy orzo pasta is the vehicle to enjoy the turkey, chopped vegetables and even a little cheese. Perfect comfort food.
Course Main Course
Cuisine North American
Keyword orzo, pot pie, turkey
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 ribs celery, chopped
  • 2 medium to large carrots, peeled, sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh sage, can replace with fresh thyme or rosemary
  • 2 tsp salt, divided
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper, divided
  • 6 cups turkey or chicken stock, plus more as needed
  • 2 cups turkey or chicken, cooked, shredded
  • 12 oz orzo, or 340 grams
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tbsp Flat leaf parsley, chopped

Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a braiser or large pot over medium heat.
  2. Add the chopped onion, celery and carrots and cook until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add garlic and sage and sauté for 2 minutes longer. Season everything with 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.
  4. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil.
  5. Add the cooked, shredded chicken breast along with the orzo.
  6. Reduce the heat to medium low. Add the parsley, salt and pepper. Keep the heat low but still maintaining a gentle simmer.

  7. Maintain a simmer for 20 minutes, until the orzo is cooked through, the veggies are tender, and most of the liquid has been absorbed by the orzo. Stir gently, pulling at everything settling at the bottom of the pot, so that you can avoid it scorching.

  8. Just before serving scatter in the remaining salt, pepper and parmesan cheese and stir through. If you find that it is a little thicker than you would like, add a little more stock and stir it through till warm.

  9. Finish with parsley and serve with a side salad and toasted garlic bread.
  10. See the blog post for more details.

Recipe Notes

Any leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge. To reheat, add what you want to a sauce pan, along with 1/4 or more stock to help loosen up the orzo. Reheat over medium low.

I state that it serves 6. But you may actually get enough to feed 8!