The Ultimate Cheesy Orzo: Your New Favorite Grown-Up Mac and Cheese Recipe
For what felt like an eternity, a humble box of orzo pasta sat in my pantry, patiently awaiting its culinary destiny. Every time I considered using it, the internet seemed to offer only one suggestion: cold pasta salad. While a good pasta salad certainly has its place, it wasn’t the warm, comforting, and deeply satisfying dish I yearned for on a regular basis. So, the orzo remained, a small, rice-shaped mystery, until a breakthrough finally arrived.
That breakthrough transformed my entire perspective on this versatile pasta. I stumbled upon a recipe that promised something entirely different, something far removed from a chilled side dish. What I discovered was a warm, incredibly luscious, and astonishingly simple rendition of classic mac and cheese, reimagined with the elegant, quick-cooking nature of orzo. This wasn’t just a meal; it was an epiphany, turning a long-overlooked ingredient into an instant comfort food hero.
