Don’t y’all just love this little bloggy world?? And when I say “little” I actually mean huge, never-ending, always-making-new-friends blogging world haha. It literally made my ENTIRE week last week to know that I had been nominated for not just one, but TWO Foodbuzz awards: Best New Blog and Best Healthy Living Blog! You can vote here if you’d like! {Many thanks ahead of time}
People have asked me before if this blog is my full-time job and I can’t help but laugh. Trust me, I WISH!! No, I just do it completely on my own time for fun, but part of me wishes I had gone to culinary or photography school back when I was in college…sigh. I mean I am only in my twenties sooo there is always time to make a random career change, but for now I think I still have a lot of learning left to do 😉
So enough of my sappy rambles and wishful thinking, I have a killer recipe for you! Since I had so much rosemary and a few lemons left over from my lemon-rosemary chicken I made yesterday, I decided to make some delicious orzo using what I had leftover in my fridge.
Boy was I glad I did, this tasted wonderful! Rosemary and lemon is one of my favorite flavor combinations and it made this orzo taste incredibly light and fresh. It was also super easy, only took 15 minutes! It’s the perfect side dish to any meal if you’re running late from work or feel free to marinate and cook some chicken to cut up and toss with the orzo for a full meal.
I chose to pair this with some grilled chicken breasts and it turned out to be a completely filling meal. As you know, I’m only cooking for two in my home so go ahead and double this recipe if you need to serve more OR if you’re just really hungry. {Don’t worry I won’t tell} Hope y’all enjoy this as much as we did!
I’ve only recently discovered orzo and am falling in low with it. You’re right, this looks fantastic. I’m loving the lemon rosemary theme you’ve had the last couple of days. 🙂
Congrats on the blogging award nomination! You deserve it! 🙂 I have to say too that your pictures look incredible. I am so impressed by you! Great recipe and I totally agree on your love of rosemary + lemon. Yum!
I love the orzo. (And, of course, I love the rosemary! I’ve saved your chicken dish.)Congratulations on your nominations. You’ve worked hard. You deserve it!
Kelly, Congratulations on the double Foodbuzz Blog Nominations! I think your culinary skill and photography is spot on without formal schooling in either field. This is clearly evidenced by the Orzo with Lemon and Rosemary you’ve shared with us…Brava!
There’s nothing I love better than a simple plate of orzo sometimes, and yours looks delicious Kelly! Throw some cut up tomatoes in there next time and it’s bound to be even more delicious! 😉
You are right about everything you said, Kelly. The little bloggy world is so huge but so connected. Isn’t it great. You are right also that blogging makes you realize that there is a lot still to be learned. And of course you are right that lemon and rosemary is such a fab flavour combination on anything. Congratulations on your award nominations. Of course I’ll vote”here”.
This looks so good, and so refreshing! I love anything lemony and anything with rosemary, so this combination sounds outstanding. I will have to make this happen soon.
Kelly…congrats on your well deserved nominations! I have just recently discovered my love for orzo and so I’m looking for new ways to prepare it and am happy to discover this beautiful recipe!
Wow, congratulations on your nominations! I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you. I love orzo and the flavors of lemon and rosemary and one of the greatest combinations. With roasted chicken this would be a great meal!
The orzo looks delicious and I knew you had been nominated…I also made sure to vote for you. Your blog is awesome and deserves the any accolades that it receives 🙂
I just made this last night for dinner. It was not only easy to make but do delicious! Made my picky eater of a father happy. Thank you so much for sharing!
Made this as a side dish tonight with some tilapia and black eyed peas and it was a wonderful dinner! 🙂 My only recommendation would be to add in a little bit more lemon and lots of rosemary! Definitely will be making this one again.
I made this recipe last night for dinner and oh my goodness it was outstanding! I’ve never cooked orzo before and your instructions were perfect!! Great job Kelly! I’m going to use more of your recipes in the future!
I have never seen orzo prepared this way before (I usually just throw a random amount of water into a pot, bring it to a boil, and cook the orzo like regular pasta), and this was UNBELIEVABLY better and mouthwatering! I added some fresh arugula on top and ate it as an entree. Fantastic!
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