We usually think of pasta as something to be drenched in a rich marinara or a heavy, cream-based alfredo sauce. We also usually think of it as something that comes in long ribbons or strands.
Orzo is a type of pasta that turns that latter notion on its head, and used in the recipe here, does the same for the sauce that it’s served with.
Upon first glance, you might mistake orzo for rice. That’s because it is shaped just like those little grains. But orzo is indeed pasta, and is made from the same kind of wheat used for more familiar shapes like fettuccine, spaghetti, and angel hair.
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