Chicken Sausage Orzotto

🥘 Ingredients

• Italian chicken sausage
  18 oz
• butter (divided)
  4 tbsp
• chicken stock concentrate
  2 unit
• crushed tomatoes
  13.76 oz
• italian seasoning (divided)
  2 tbsp
• mozzarella cheese
  1 c
• orzo pasta
  12 oz
• panko breadcrumbs
  1 c
• pepper
• salt
• scallions
  4 unit
• vegetable oil (divided)
  4 tsp
• zucchini
  2 unit

🍳 Cookware

• large pan

1. 

   1

   Preheat broiler to high or oven to 500 degrees. Wash and dry all produce. Trim ends from zucchini , then grate using large holes of a grater. Trim and thinly slice scallions , separating whites from greens.

   zucchini: 2 unit, scallions: 4 unit
2. 

   2

   Heat a large drizzle of vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add Italian chicken sausage and 1 tablespoon italian seasoning . Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, ⏱️ 5 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a large paper-towel-lined bowl.

   vegetable oil: 4 tsp (divided), Italian chicken sausage: 18 oz, italian seasoning: 2 tbsp (divided)
3. 

   3

   Add zucchini, scallion whites, and another large drizzle of oil to same pan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until tender and zucchini has shrunk by about a third, about ⏱️ 5 minutes . Season with salt and pepper . Transfer to bowl with sausage. Wipe out pan.

   salt, pepper
4. 

   4

   Melt 2 tablespoons butter in same pan over medium-high heat, then add orzo pasta . Toast, stirring often, until golden, ⏱️ 3 minutes . Stir in 3 cups water, chicken stock concentrate , crushed tomatoes , and remaining Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until orzo is al dente, about ⏱️ 12 minutes .

   butter: 4 tbsp (divided), orzo pasta: 12 oz, chicken stock concentrate: 2 unit, crushed tomatoes: 13.76 oz
5. 

   5

   Drain any excess liquid from sausage and zucchini, then stir both into orzo in pan. Stir in another 2 tablespoons butter until melted. Season with salt and pepper. Turn off heat. (TIP: Transfer contents of pan to a baking dish at this point if your pan is not ovenproof.) Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and panko breadcrumbs evenly over pan or dish.

   mozzarella cheese: 1 c, panko breadcrumbs: 1 c
6. 

   6

   Place pan or dish under broiler - surface should be about 3 inches from heat. Broil until panko is golden brown and mozzarella melts, ⏱️ 3 minutes . (TIP: Keep an eye out for any burning.) Remove from broiler, then scatter with scallion greens and divide orzotto between plates or bowls.