
Asparagus & meatball orzo
- Preparation and cooking time
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
This springtime pasta dish requires just four ingredients. The perfect, fuss-free feast with a creamy sauce and pork meatballs that's bound to be a hit
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- pack of 12 pork meatballs
- 500g pack orzopasta
- large bunch of asparagussliced in half lengthways
- 200g tub crème fraîche
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal634
- fat35g
- saturates19g
- carbs37g
- sugars3g
- fibre6g
- protein40g
- salt1.1g
Method
step 1
Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the meatballs on a tray lined with foil, season and cook for 20 mins until cooked through. Meanwhile, bring a pan of salted water to the boil, add the orzo and cook for 4 mins, then add the asparagus and simmer for 4 mins more. Drain, then tip back into the pan along with the meatballs and crème fraîche, mix and season well.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2017
Comments, questions and tips (6)
Overall rating
babybonsai
I doubled the asparagus and added some nutmeg and used homemade meatballs. Then it was really yummy!
PizzaFueled
The first bad BBC GoodFood recipe I've tried.
Bland, flavourless, gooey, and the ingredients don't go together at all. It's basically just lumpy creme fraiche with surprise meat. The orzo deserved better.
goodfoodteam.
just learn how to cook first

Norah Traquair
This recipe has minimal flavour, not enough veg and terrible proportions generally. Find another recipe, if you want a good meal!
sjpaxton02055
It was terribly lacking in flavour. Far too much orzo and not enough asparagus. The sauce, terribly chosen, not matching the dish the slightest. Never ever bake. You'll regret it thoroughly. If you ever bake, caution. Although it's terrible lack in flavour, I think the pre - made meatballs were too…
alfie.macklin39570
stop complaining you prick
BobbyTee
It’s a nice idea but in desperate need of some flavour and the proportions are wrong for a balanced meal. I’ll use the principles to make something different.