Five Ingredient Tomato and Halloumi Orzo

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    745
based on 1 ratings

A quick five ingredient orzo dish using tinned cherry tomatoes, basil pesto and halloumi, add seasoning to your taste and as an optional extra dried or fresh herb could also be added.

recipe updated 11 Sep. 2025

Ingredients

  • Vegetable stock icon
    Vegetable stock
    250 g
  • Orzo icon
    Orzo
    500 g
  • Canned cherry tomatoes icon
    Canned cherry tomatoes
    900 g
  • Basil pesto icon
    Basil pesto
    1 tablespoon
  • Halloumi icon
    Halloumi
    250 g
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Cutting board
  • kCook icon Frying pan

Step preview

  1. Coarsely chop 1/3 of halloumi and cut the rest into 2 cm squares
  2. Fit the Stir Tool
  3. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl
  4. Then add the coarsely chopped halloumi and fit the splashguard
  5. Cook until combined - 10 minutes, 105ºC, speed Stir 2
  6. Cook until orzo reaches your desired tenderness - 12 minutes, 98ºC, speed Stir 3
  7. Season to taste if needed
  8. Preheat a frying pan – high heat
  9. Add the remaining halloumi pieces onto the frying pan
  10. Dry fry until golden – high heat
  11. Add the prepared orzo into serving bowls and top with the dried halloumi
  12. Serve
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