Crockpot Sausage Orzo with Burst Tomatoes & Goat Cheese
Crockpot sausage orzo for busy weeknights! Dump chicken sausage, and veggies in the slow cooker, add orzo and goat cheese at the end, and stir. Yum!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 357kcal
Equipment
1 crockpot
Ingredients
- 24 oz chicken sausage sliced into ½-inch coins (I used AmyLu)
- 24 oz grape tomatoes
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 4 cups chicken broth divided, low-sodium
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 4 oz goat cheese garlic and herb recommended
- 12 oz orzo use gluten-free orzo to keep it gluten-free
Instructions
- Add the chicken sausage, grape tomatoes, onion, 2 cups of the chicken broth, Italian seasoning, and sea salt to the crockpot. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 – 6 hours or HIGH for 2 – 3 hours, until the tomatoes burst.24 oz chicken sausage, 24 oz grape tomatoes, 1 yellow onion, 4 cups chicken broth, 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning, ½ tsp sea salt
- Switch the crockpot to HIGH. Nestle the goat cheese log into the liquid, then add the orzo on top. Pour in the remaining 2 cups of broth and stir so every piece of orzo is coated in liquid.4 oz goat cheese, 12 oz orzo
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 15 – 30 minutes, until the orzo is soft and tender.
- Stir well to melt the goat cheese into the sauce. Pop any whole tomatoes with a fork if you like. Serve warm.
Nutrition
Calories: 357kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 1459mg | Potassium: 346mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1022IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 2mg