Beef and Orzo Soup

Submitted by Lorac

"The flavor of Greece in less than an hour!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 14.79 ml olive oil
• 453.59 g beef sirloin steak, cut into 3/4 inch pieces
• 118.29 ml pitted kalamata olive, drained,halved
• 2 (822.13 g) can diced tomatoes
• 2 clove garlic, minced
• 2.46 ml dried oregano
• 1.23 ml dried basil
• 2 (793.78 g) can beef broth
• 99.22 g uncooked dried orzo pasta (1/2 cup)
• 113.39 g crumbled feta cheese
• 29.58 ml chopped fresh parsley

directions

1. Heat oil in 4-quart saucepan until sizzling.
2. Add beef pieces, cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until browned (7 to 10 minutes).
3. Add all remaining ingredients except cheese and parsley.
4. Continue cooking until mixture comes to a boil (3 to 5 minutes).
5. Cook, stirring occasionally, until orzo is tender (10 to 12 minutes).
6. To serve, top each serving with cheese and garnish with parsley.

Reviews

[ellie_]

Wonderful soup that is so simple and is so good, plus it goes together in a snap -- perfect for the fall. We will be having this often this fall/winter season. Thanks for sharing!

 

[flower7]

This soup was soooooooooo good! I switched one can of tomatoes out for tomato sauce (personal preference). It seemed a bit thin as a result so I threw in a pinch of flour - came out perfect. Also added just a bit more orzo (it's my favorite pasta). Might also add a few more olives next time. Made for company and we each scarfed down a huge bowl full! Thanks Lorac! I will definitely make this again!

 

[Charlotte J]

This recipe gets 4 stars for how easy it was to make. But only 3 stars on taste because for the kalamata olives. I've never had these olives before and found out that I do not care for the taste of them. Lorac, thank you for the recipe, as I will be making it again just minus the olives.

 

[Nancy G.]

Very "greek" tasting. If that's a taste you like, you'll love this. The blend of Kalamata olives & feta are especially tasty. Extremely simple - I loved that it was ready to go in less than an hour without sacrificing flavor. Adding it to my permanent file! THANKS!