Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2012

Enjoyed this dish. Followed the recipe pretty closely except sautéed the mushrooms separately from the onions (added some minced garlic too). I also added some chicken sausage that I baked first before adding it to the orzo in the last cople of minutes of cooking. Great dish, will make it again for sure! Really would have made it a 4.5.

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activminds

Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2012

This was excellent! I omitted the nuts and threw in some parmesan cheese at the end. Delicious!

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marcy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2011

Delicious and easy! I agree with the other reviewers though, definitely a recipe to cut in half!

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cookiemonster

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2011

Now this was fun, and if there were a way to do 4 1/2 stars, that's what I'd give it. It does make a lot, but was well-received. Next time I make it, I think I will add some lemon zest. This would best be served with a spicy, full-flavored meat or other entree, since there is no one flavor that stands out in it.

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JBHALL

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: West Pittston, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2010

had to cook longer than instructed to get rid of the water.

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benbest

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2010

Loved the nutty crunch of the walnuts. I'm not an experienced cook, but this was easy.

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msdw209

Reviewed: May 19, 2010

This is a great base recipe that can be customized to your own taste. To add a little more flavor, I added a little garlic, fresh sage, and crumbled blue cheese.

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Lindsay

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Living In: Arlington, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2010

I loved this recipe! I used organic mushroom broth instead of chicken, organic wheat orzo, and shitake mushroom. Would be a proud Accompaniment to a special dinner.

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nonancolorado

Home Town: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Living In: Evans, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2009

I am only giving this 4 stars because of how much I added to the recipe - I can't really comment on how it would be as directed. After reading other reviews, I added chicken sausage, garlic and kale. I also kept out the walnuts and I reduced the orzo to 1 cup. Here is what I did it and it was a big hit ... I caramelized the onions and garlic in a large stainless steal covered pan. I then added a 12 oz package of spinach and garlic chicken sausage from my local grocery store until browned. In went the mushrooms (about 3/4 lb) and I also added a small amount of kale cut in small pieces. I added 1/2 cup cooking sherry and boiled all of that down until kale and mushrooms were tender. I then added 2C broth and 1C orzo. I ended up needing about another 1/2 -3/4 cup broth to finish the orzo - but it might have been due to the heat being too high on the stove. This was our main dish, served with some rustic bread - it was wonderful!

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KWHITNEY

Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2009

My husband and I LOVE this dish. He is a vegetarian and I do add chopped fresh baby spinach and Feta cheese sprinkled on at the end. I half the orzo/broth for the two of us and it is the perfect amount. Great texture and filling!

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