Chorizo Inspired Red Pepper, Tomato, Manchego Orzo One Tray

Name: Chorizo Inspired Red Pepper, Tomato, Manchego Orzo One Tray
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 romano peppers (sliced lengthways + deseeded); 260 g cherry tomatoes (halved); thyme (few sprigs); 1 tsp oregano; 1 banana shallot (roughly chopped); salt; pepper; 80 g Manchego/or other hard cheese (grated); 550 ml lightly salted boiling water; 200 g orzo; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 1 tsp paprika; 0.5 tsp cayenne pepper

A dish inspired by the flavours from chorizo, with a rich, vibrant sauce, minus the meat.

Yield2 servings

Ingredients

Stage 1

Stage 3

Stage 2

Directions

1
Preheat the oven to 190C degrees and grab your 26cm by 26cm baking tray.
2
Add the ingredients from stage 1 to the dish, taking the leaves off the thyme. Toss together + place into the oven for 30mins to go all golden.
3
Roughly chop up the red peppers + place back in the tray.
4
Squeeze out garlic from their skins. Add to a large bowl + mix boiled water, tomato paste, salt + spices.
5
Pour into tray along with orzo. Mix + place in the oven for 16mins.
6
Add 2/3 of the cheese, stir, add salt + serve straight away with leftover cheese on top.

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