Creamy Orzo Traybake with Roasted Butternut, Butterbeans & Pesto
Easy
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A colourful, hearty traybake packed with roasted squash, tender orzo and butterbeans, finished with a hit of pesto and optional vegan cheese. Perfect for a simple, all-in-one dinner.
£1.64 per serving (this includes Aldi vegan cheese. If you’d like it to be cheaper then leave out the spinach and the vegan cheese. Without the spinach and cheese it comes to £1.11 per serving)
70
4
Kcal
556
Carbs
76 g
Protein
18 g
Fat
16 g
* Nutritional information per serving.
Ingredients
- 1 red onion, peeled and cut into wedges
- 500g/17.6 oz frozen butternut squash cubes (use supermarket own-brand)
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 300g/10.5 oz dry orzo (use supermarket own-brand or Napolina in Asda is £1.08 for 500g)
- 1 x 400g/14 oz tin butterbeans, drained and rinsed (use supermarket own-brand. Aldi is cheapest)
- 700ml/23.6 fl oz vegan stock
- 2 tsp lemon juice (bottled is cheapest)
- 250g/8.8 oz cherry tomatoes (use supermarket value)
- 250g/8.8 oz fresh spinach (use supermarket budget varieties eg Aldi, Asda, Tesco)
- 5 tbsp vegan red or green pesto (Tesco vegan pesto is £1.10 per jar, Morrisons version is £0.99, Asda is £1.04, Aldi is £0.99)
- 100g/3.5 oz vegan cheese, grated (optional – use Aldi for cheapest option)
Optional topping: drizzle with balsamic glaze (supermarket own-brand)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/390°F/Gas Mark 6.
- Using a large baking try, add the onion, squash, garlic, paprika, thyme, nutmeg, salt and pepper and thoroughly coat with a little neutral oil (eg rapeseed). Bake for 30 minutes or until the squash is cooked through, turning once.
- After 30 minutes, add the orzo, butterbeans, stock, lemon juice, tomatoes, spinach and pesto and bake for 15-25 minutes or until the orzo is thoroughly cooked and the top is golden.
- Add the cheese five minutes before the end of cooking time and once everything is cooked, turn onto the grill setting to fully melt if needed.
Serving suggestions: crusty bread, fresh rocket, roasted cherry tomatoes