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Pea and Ham Orzo
Make creamy pea and ham orzo with shallot, garlic and tender pasta for a quick and comforting 15-minute dinner.
From YouTube · Mar 17, 2026
Make creamy pea and ham orzo with shallot, garlic and tender pasta for a quick and comforting 15-minute dinner.
7 min
Prep time
8 min
Cook time
15 min
Total time
2 servings
Yield
Ingredients
15 ingredients- 1 shallot
- 1 garlic clove
- oil
- butter
- 150g cooked ham or gammon
- salt
- pepper
- 150ml white wine
- 200g orzo pasta
- 1 stock cube
- 50g Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp creme fraiche
- 100g frozen peas, defrosted
- 1 lemon, juice only
- handful watercress
Method
12 steps- Chop shallot and garlic.
- Sweat shallot and garlic in oil and butter.
- Dice cooked ham and add to pan.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Add white wine and reduce.
- Add orzo pasta and stock cube, stir well.
- Cook for 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Grate Parmesan cheese.
- Add Parmesan, creme fraiche, and peas to orzo.
- Stir to combine and warm peas through.
- Squeeze lemon juice over the dish.
- Serve topped with watercress.
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