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Pressure Cooker Creamy Tomato Balsamic Orzo

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Prep Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • 5 cloves of garlic thinly sliced or minced
  • 2 cups orzo
  • 2 cups chopped fresh spinach
  • 1 cup chicken stock or vegetable stock
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 6 oz cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • Salt and cracked black pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup Parmigiano reggiano
  • 1 sprig of fresh basil optional

Equipment

  • Pressure cooker

Method
 

  1. Saute the onions in olive oil on medium heat until translucent. Add garlic and saute until fragrant. Set aside.
    1 yellow onion, 5 cloves of garlic
  2. In the pressure cooker, add the orzo, spinach, chicken stock, water, and sautéed onions/garlic. Stir until combined.
    1 yellow onion, 5 cloves of garlic, 2 cups orzo, 2 cups chopped fresh spinach, 1 cup chicken stock or vegetable stock, 2 cups water
  3. Pour the heavy cream on top of the other ingredients. Do not stir it in. The goal is to keep the cream at the top so that it doesn't burn at the bottom of the pressure cooker.
    1 cup heavy cream
  4. Set the pressure cooker to cook on high pressure for 2 minutes.
  5. While waiting for the pressure cooker, add a drizzle of olive oil, the cherry tomatoes, the tomato paste, and the balsamic vinegar to a frying pan. Cook on medium high heat until the cherry tomatoes have lost their shape. Remove from heat and set aside.
    2 tbsp tomato paste, 6 oz cherry tomatoes, 1 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  6. When the pressure cooker has finished cooking, quick release it.
  7. Add tomato mixture and parmigiano reggiano. Add salt, pepper, more parmigiano reggiano, and fresh basil to taste and serve.
    2 tbsp tomato paste, 6 oz cherry tomatoes, Salt and cracked black pepper to taste, 1/2 cup Parmigiano reggiano, 1 sprig of fresh basil, 1 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Notes

The tomato products in this recipe are cooked separate from the ingredients in the pressure cooker in order to prevent burning in the pressure cooker.