Zucchini Orzo with Lemon and Feta
For a light and refreshing summer side dish recipe or meal, Zucchini Orzo with Lemon and Feta is absolute perfection.
I grow zucchini in my garden each summer, so this is perfect if you have an abundance and wondering what you’ll do with all of it.
The lemon adds a bright, fresh zing and the salty feta blends perfectly with the lemon, bringing the whole dish together.
How to Make Zucchini Orzo with Lemon and Feta
I started this dish by cooking the orzo pasta according to package directions, mine boiled for 9 minutes.
I always salt the water with a good amount of kosher salt to season the pasta.
While it cooked I shredded the zucchini with an old fashioned metal box grater (actually handed down to me by my grandma Mimi years ago that I still use and will never get rid of).
This makes it kind of like a zucchini rice. I also diced the onion and garlic.
In a skillet over medium heat, drizzle olive oil and add the onions.
Cook for about 3 minutes.
Add some kosher salt and pepper, not too much because we’ll add some later as well.
I like to season in layers throughout the dish, not just all at once.
Add the shredded zucchini and garlic and cook another 4 minutes.
Then add orzo, a tad bit more olive oil, lemon juice, kosher salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper if you like a little heat.
After about 2 minutes, taste for flavor. I rarely get it one hundred percent perfect the first time.
Add a little more salt, pepper, lemon…whatever it needs until it’s perfectly perfect for you.
When the zucchini orzo is seasoned to perfection, serve topped with feta cheese 🙂
The feta is what takes this dish to a whole new level in my opinion, feta and lemon together is heavenly.
This could be a perfect side dish to grilled chicken or steak, or even a meal all on it’s own.
Adding shrimp would be amazing too!
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Since this zucchini orzo with lemon and feta leaves you with some extra orzo, try Orzo with Almonds.
If you love lemon as much as I do, try Sweet Lemon Chicken!
Lemon Chicken Picatta with Zucchini Noodles
One Pan Shrimp Zucchini and Peppers
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Zucchini Orzo with Lemon and Feta
A light and refreshing side dish, lemon and feta are "betta" together!
Ingredients
- 4 oz orzo pasta
- 2 small zucchini (or 1 large)
- olive oil, kosher salt, pepper, crushed red pepper
- 1/2 red onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- juice of one lemon wedge
- 2 oz feta cheese
Instructions
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Cook orzo according to package directions, drain and set aside. While orzo is cooking shred the zucchini with a box grater.
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In a skillet over medium heat drizzle with olive oil, and add onion along with a little kosher salt and pepper. Cook about 3 minutes, add shredded zucchini and garlic. After 4 minutes add the orzo, a drizzle more of olive oil, lemon juice, morekosher salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook an additional 2 minutes.
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Taste for seasoning, add more salt, pepper, or lemon juice if desired. Serve topped with feta cheese.
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