Simple Sausage Orzo {One Pot}

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp Olive oil
• 450 g (1 lb) Sausage
• 4 Garlic cloves, Peeled and crushed
• 1 Red onion, Peeled and finely chopped
• 2 Red peppers, Deseeded and cut into 1cm pieces
• 400 g (14.5 oz) Tinned chopped tomatoes, x1 can
• 2 tbsp Tomato purée
• 2 tsp Dried oregano
• Pinch of chilli flakes
• 650 ml (2.75 cups) Hot vegetable stock, Made from a cube is fine
• 250 g (9 oz) Dried orzo
• 100 g (3.5 oz) Cream cheese
• 50 g (2 oz) Parmesan, Grated
• 15 g (0.5 oz) Fresh basil leaves, Shredded
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions 

1. Heat the oil in your sauté pan over a high heat.
2. Remove the sausages from their skins and plop into the pan in small chunks, (the easiest way to do this is slice through the skin lengthways and squish out the sausage meat). Turn up the heat and let everything fry for 5 minutes until the sausage chunks are golden .
3. Add the garlic, onion and peppers and cook for 5 minutes until the onion is softened.
4. Add the tomatoes, tomato puree, oregano, chilli flakes, stock and orzo, put the lid on and cook for 10-15 minutes, or until the orzo is cooked through, stirring occasionally. (If the mixture becomes too dry before the orzo is cooked, add a splash of water.)
5. Before serving, stir in the cream cheese, sprinkle over the parmesan and shredded basil.