Creamy Vegan Lemon "Parmesan" Orzo With Asparagus

Name: Creamy Vegan Lemon "Parmesan" Orzo With Asparagus
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: ¾ tsp Olive Oil; ½ tsp Minced Garlic; 2½ oz Orzo Pasta (71g); ½ small bunch Asparagus, Chopped, 2” long (about 12 medium spears, 192g); ⅔ cup Vegetable Broth; 1 Tbsp Parsley, Chopped; 2 tsp Lemon Juice; 1 tsp Lemon Zest (from ⅓ of a lemon); ¼ tsp Onion Powder; ⅛ tsp Black Pepper; Pinch of Salt; 2 Tbsp Light Coconut Milk; 1½ Tbsp Nutritional Yeast Flakes (about 7-8g)

by Haylee Jane Monteiro

2 Cups

20 min

A Creamy Vegan Lemon “Parmesan” Orzo with Asparagus that’s so cheesy, you’re going to forget its Vegan! Delicate orzo pasta, tender asparagus and hint of lemon in this perfect dinner.

Most on-the-spur-of-the-moment recipe I have ever made. No jokes.

I had a bunch of asparagus from forever ago when I was obsessed with it, and I could see the tips starting to soften and get mushy. So I just really wanted to use that up somehow.

And since I'm having a pasta phase I wanted to do some sort of a pasta, and then remembered an Orzo recipe from Half Baked Harvest’s Instagram I'd come across at one point which used some veggies. Turned out it was a cheesy lemon zucchini orzo.

I went off of that and created this Vegan lemon orzo with asparagus instead.

It was so good that I regretted using all of that asparagus in the one recipe, coz I couldn't make any more the next day.

creamy vegan lemon parmesan orzo with asparagus

Creamy Vegan Lemon "Parmesan" Orzo With Asparagus

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Yield 2 Cups
Time spent: Prep time: 5 Minutes Cook time: 15 Minutes Total time: 20 min

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Ingredients

¾ tsp Olive Oil
½ tsp Minced Garlic
2½ oz Orzo Pasta (71g)
½ small bunch Asparagus, Chopped, 2” long (about 12 medium spears, 192g)
⅔ cup Vegetable Broth
1 Tbsp Parsley, Chopped
2 tsp Lemon Juice
1 tsp Lemon Zest (from ⅓ of a lemon)
¼ tsp Onion Powder
⅛ tsp Black Pepper
Pinch of Salt
2 Tbsp Light Coconut Milk
1½ Tbsp Nutritional Yeast Flakes (about 7-8g)

Instructions

Heat a skillet over medium, pour olive oil, and fry garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add orzo, asparagus and toss.
Pour in a little broth to deglaze the pan, then pour in the rest and stir.
Add parsley, lemon juice, lemon zest, onion powder, salt and pepper and mix well. Bring to a low boil, then reduce to simmer and cook about 10 minutes until orzo is done.
In a small bowl, stir together the coconut milk and nutritional yeast.
Pour mixture into skillet, toss to coat, and allow to slightly thicken for a minute. It should be creamy. Add more broth if too thick.
Garnish with parsley and serve hot!

Comments

Janeen Thompson Rice on Apr 22, 2021

What is nutritional yeast?

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- Haylee Jane Monteiro on Apr 27, 2021
  
  Hi Janeen, Here's a link to the product: https://amzn.to/3eDeAde
  It's the same one I use.
  Something like large flakes that's got a cheesy flavor. I eat it straight out of the jar too!
  
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- Haylee Jane Monteiro on Apr 27, 2021
  
  If you would like recipe substitutes, check my websit e
  
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