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Orzo with Oven Roasted Vegetables

Here's how you make Orzo with Oven Roasted Vegetables
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  • Servings: 6-8
  • Prep: 15-20m
  • Cook: 45-55m
    • The following recipe serves 6-8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 pound eggplant, medium sized, unpeeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 cucumber, medium sized, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 pound zucchini, 1 medium sized, unpeeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 red Bermuda onion, medium sized, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 sweet onion (like Vidalia), peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 potatoes, medium sized, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 4-6 large garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
  • 1 14-ounce can artichoke hearts, coarsely chopped
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup water
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1/4 cup currants
  • 1 - 2 lemons, squeezed, about 1/4 cup juice
  • 1 tablespoons orange zest, freshly grated
  • 1 pound orzo
  • 8 ounces dill Havarti cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400-degrees.

  • Step 2: Place first 9 ingredients; eggplant - artichoke hearts in a large mixing bowl. Toss together to mix. Pour the olive oil and water over the top and stir to mix well, using two spoons or your hands. Add the salt and pepper to taste and the oregano. Toss together to mix well.

  • Step 3: Spray a large deep casserole pan with olive oil spray or can use other spray or evenly coat pan with a light film of olive oil. Turn the vegetables into the prepared pan, using a spatula to scrape out all the juices. Cover the pan tightly with foil. Bake on the lower shelf of the oven for 30 minutes.

  • Step 4: Remove the pan from the oven and carefully remove the foil. Stir the vegetables to mix. Cover and continue baking for another 15 minutes until the eggplant is soft when tested with a fork. Remove the pan from the oven and stir in the currants, lemon juice, and orange zest. Mix well.

  • Step 5: Meanwhile, cook the orzo pasta according to package directions. Drain well then return it to the pot. When the roasted vegetables are ready, add them to the cooked orzo and toss to mix together. Stir in the Dill Havarti cheese. Stir for about 2 minutes until the cheese melts. Taste for seasonings. Serve immediately.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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