This One Pot Cajun Sausage and Orzo recipe is SO EASY to make and full of flavor! It’s a great budget-friendly meal that comes together in just 20 minutes. You’ll love making this for a quick week night dinner or for lunch. Great served with a side of bread or salad, it will become a go to recipe for a fast dinner and be part of your easy meal rotation!
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You will need:
1 (14 oz.) package of smoked beef kielbasa
½ yellow onion
1 TB cooking oil
1 green bell pepper
4 cloves garlic
1 (32 oz.) carton chicken broth
1 ½ tsp Tony Chachere’s Creole Seasoning
½ tsp chili powder
1 ½ cup dry orzo pasta
¼ cup heavy cream
4 green onions, chopped
large frying pan or skillet – click here to see my pan on Amazon (affiliate link)
Directions for One Pot Cajun Sausage and Orzo:
Slice the sausage into ½” slices, mince the garlic cloves and dice the onion and green peppers.
Heat oil in a large frying pan or skillet on medium heat and add the sliced sausage, diced onions and green pepper.
Fry the sausage, onions and peppers for about 5 minutes or until the sausage is browned and the onions and peppers are cooked.
Then add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
Now add the chili powder and the creole seasonings and stir to coat everything.
Next add the chicken broth and turn up heat to bring to a boil.
Then add the orzo pasta and turn down the heat to a simmer. Let everything simmer UNCOVERED for 12 minutes or until pasta is al dente.
Stir in the heavy cream until evenly coated
Top with the green onions
Now you have the BEST most flavorful meal in under 30 minutes! This one pot cajun sausage and orzo recipe couldn’t be easier and it is budget-friendly too! My husband begs me to make this several times a month!
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One Pot Cajun Sausage and Orzo
This One Pot Cajun Sausage and Orzo recipe can be on your table in 20 minutes! So flavorful and budget-friendly too!
Ingredients
- 1 (14 oz.) package of smoked beef kielbasa
- ½ yellow onion
- 1 TB cooking oil
- 1 green bell pepper
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 (32 oz.) carton chicken broth
- 1 ½ tsp Tony Chachere’s Creole Seasoning
- ½ tsp chili powder
- 1 ½ cup dry orzo pasta
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 4 green onions, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Slice the sausage into ½” slices, mince the garlic cloves and dice the onion and green peppers.
- Heat oil in a large frying pan or skillet on medium heat and add the sliced sausage, diced onions and green pepper.
- Fry the sausage, onions and peppers for about 5 minutes or until the sausage is browned and the onions and peppers are cooked.
- Then add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Now add the chili powder and the creole seasonings and stir to coat everything.
- Next add the chicken broth and turn up heat to bring to a boil.
- Then add the orzo pasta and turn down the heat to a simmer. Let everything simmer UNCOVERED for 12 minutes or until pasta is al dente.
- Stir in the heavy cream
- Top with the green onions if desired.
