Creamy Tomato Chickpea Orzo

One-pot orzo simmered in tomato and cashew cream with chickpeas and basil — grown-up SpaghettiOs.

💪 Where's the protein? Right here — 20g

Chickpeas (11g)
Whole-wheat orzo (7g)
Cashews (2g)

🍃 Sugar-Free Option

No added sweeteners in this recipe — it's sugar-free as written. Any sugars in the nutrition panel come from whole vegetables, grains, and fruit only.

Ingredients (all organic)

✓ Whole-wheat orzo, 3/4 cup
✓ Chickpeas, 1 cup
✓ Crushed tomatoes, 1 cup
✓ Low-sodium vegetable broth, 1.5 cups
✓ Cashews, 3 tbsp, soaked
✓ Garlic, 2 cloves
✓ Basil, handful
✓ Chili flakes

How to Prep

1Sauté garlic; add orzo, tomatoes, broth, and chickpeas.
2Simmer 10 minutes, stirring so nothing sticks.
3Blend cashews with a splash of water; stir in for creaminess.
4Finish with torn basil and chili flakes.

#one-pot#comfort#kid-friendly

📍 Buy the ingredients — Chicagoland

Every ingredient above is stocked organic at these local spots:

Whole Foods Market — Lakeview
Fresh Thyme Market — Bucktown
Pete's Fresh Market — Bridgeport
Mariano's — Throughout Chicagoland
Dill Pickle Food Co-op — Logan Square
Sugar Beet Food Co-op — Oak Park

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21g protein

Creamy Tomato Chickpea Orzo

Ingredients (all organic)

How to Prep

📍 Buy the ingredients — Chicagoland

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