mock-a-roni

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/2 cup orzo
• 1 1/2 teaspoons butter
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup italian-seasoned bread crumbs, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. cook orzo in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. drain.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• melt butter in a saucepan over low heat; stir cheddar cheese into melted butter until cheese starts to melt, 2 to 3 minutes. add milk, egg, italian seasoning, and black pepper to cheese mixture; cook, stirring constantly, until cheese sauce is smooth and thickened, about 5 minutes. stir orzo into cheese sauce until evenly coated.
• spoon orzo mixture into ramekins and top each serving with bread crumbs. place ramekins in a shallow baking dish.
• bake in the preheated oven until topping begins to brown, about 30 minutes. allow 'mock-a-roni' to cool enough to handle ramekins without potholders, about 5 minutes.