{"id":38809,"date":"2026-06-09T17:51:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T00:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=38809"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:56:12","slug":"one-pot-cheesy-orzo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=38809","title":{"rendered":"One Pot Cheesy Orzo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-38810\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/One-Pot-Cheesy-Orzo-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/One-Pot-Cheesy-Orzo-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/One-Pot-Cheesy-Orzo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/One-Pot-Cheesy-Orzo-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/One-Pot-Cheesy-Orzo-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/One-Pot-Cheesy-Orzo-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/One-Pot-Cheesy-Orzo-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/One-Pot-Cheesy-Orzo-180x270.jpg 180w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/One-Pot-Cheesy-Orzo.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/>One Pot Cheesy Orzo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8 ounces orzo or other pasta shape<\/p>\n<p>2 C. heavy whipping cream<\/p>\n<p>1 C. water<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd C. Cheddar cheese shredded<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd C. Monterey Jack cheese shredded<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd C. Parmesan cheese grated<\/p>\n<p>\u215b tsp. salt if needed<\/p>\n<p>\u215b to \u00bc tsp. black pepper<\/p>\n<p>2 cloves garlic clove<\/p>\n<p>1 T.\u00a0 shallots minced<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 400\u2109. In a 7\u00d712-inch oven-safe casserole dish, add the heavy cream, water, garlic, shallots, pepper, and orzo. Stir. Add Monterrey cheese and the Parmesan cheese to the dish and stir. Cover with foil and bake at 400\u2109 for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and stir. Sprinkle cheddar cheese over the top and put back in the oven, uncovered, for 10 to 15 more minutes.\u00a0 Remove from the oven and allow the dish to sit 5 to 10 minutes before serving. Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One Pot Cheesy Orzo &nbsp; 8 ounces orzo or other pasta shape 2 C. heavy whipping cream 1 C. water \u00bd C. Cheddar cheese shredded \u00bd C. Monterey Jack cheese shredded \u00bd C. Parmesan cheese grated \u215b tsp. salt if needed \u215b to \u00bc tsp. black pepper 2 cloves garlic clove 1 T.\u00a0 shallots minced &nbsp; Preheat the oven to 400\u2109. In a 7\u00d712-inch oven-safe casserole dish, add the heavy cream, water, garlic, shallots, pepper, and orzo. Stir. Add Monterrey&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=38809\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[122,37,88],"class_list":["post-38809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-starches","tag-cheese","tag-one-pot","tag-pasta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38809"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38811,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38809\/revisions\/38811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}