Sun-dried Tomato Baked Salmon Orzo

It’s a one pot dinner kinda day! 

This one not only has a minimum prep time, it also comes complete with sun-dried tomato and baby spinach flavored orzo in one pan! It’s totally giving Tuscan Chicken vibes. But it comes together in one pan with a pasta, veggies, and salmon.

Ingredients

• Salmon fillets. 
• Sun-dried Tomatoes.
• Melted Butter.
• Lemon Juice.
• Seasonings: Salt, pepper garlic powder, and red pepper flakes. We’ll use all of these to flavour the marinade. 
• Sun-dried tomato pesto
• 3 Cloves of Garlic.
• Dry Orzo pasta.
• Chicken Stock.
• Parmesan Cheese.
• Baby Spinach.
• Heavy Cream.
• Garnish. 

Method

• Make the marinade. Start by preheating the oven. While the oven heats through, we’ll combine the sun-dried tomato oil, butter, lemon juice, ¾ teaspoon salt, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes in the dish we plan on using for the orzo bake. Dip the salmon filets, flesh side down in the marinade. Then keep the fillets aside.

• Simmer the orzo. To the remaining marinade, add the pesto, tomatoes, fresh garlic, orzo and the broth. Cover with a tight-fitting lid or foil so that the orzo has a chance to boil and took through in the total time.

• Finish the dish.Remove the dish from the oven, you’ll notice the orzo looks watery, but don’t worry! Stir in the parmesan, spinach and cream. Place the marinated salmon on. top and let the dish cook until the salmon is tender and the orzo is al dente. Remove from the oven and top with parsley or other fresh herbs. Enjoy!