You probably are thinking that you're just on RU-vid and you don't have crazy die hard fans but I am a DIE HARD fan of yours chef John. You are to me what Justin Bieber is to 14 year old girls and I almost want to apologize for it
+Sarah M Same here! He is the MAN! My go-to guy for every recipe I need. My (his) lasagna is legendary among my family and friends. I just made a pan for my kid's play date today, for the kids and moms, and I'm a hero. One mom even brought a piece home to her hubby and she texted me his compliments.
I have made this at least a hundred times in the past year. Sometimes I add asparagus or onions. Sometimes with chicken sometimes with only sausage. It lends itself to so many variations that it is really what I make when all I have is some orzo and cheese in the house. I love that Chef John teaches us to cook and not just how to follow a recipe. So easy for mid-week dinner and following day lunch. XOXOXOXO to Chef John!!!!!!!
Indeed, I did a variant of the orachiette pasta recipe with sausage, onion and kale, my only thing I did differently was add some tomato paste. The end result was amazing, and it is similar to making a risotto, that actually had me thinking I need to make a risotto for real and try to see if I can pull it off. Chef John is awesome, and he's hilarious too, you should see his recipe for Russian Doughnuts, there's a few puns in there that had me splitting my sides.
You are spot on in saying that "Chef John teaches us to cook and not just how to follow a recipe". Anyone can follow a recipe, but it takes creativity (art) to cook after learning the basic techniques (science) -- cooking is both an art and a science.
+God of Thunder (UKKONEN) really? the sad part is, i never find the place who sell the Italian sausages in my neighbourhood... do you have any tips to substitute the italian sausages?
+Food Wishes I started trying to cook about 6 months ago, and luckily, I found your channel relatively quickly. My wife (who works a little later than me most days) would often arrive home to the sound of your voice, and for a while she would laugh and say, "Oh, watching Chef John again?". Now, however, after having cooked about 5 or 6 of your dishes, and with a decent amount of success, the laugh now sounds a bit more like a giggle of true delight and anticipation. You, sir, are not only an excellent cook, but an excellent teacher. Cooking is SO fun! Thank you, Chef John!!!!! = )
Chef John, this recipe has changed my life. I’ve been making riffs and varieties of this dish biweekly for as long as I can remember. (chicken thighs, different fresh/dried herbs, extra & different cheeses to finish) I’d like to say a big thank you for this recipe (and all of your videos) because it’s definitely been a staple one-pot meal when i need something to eat and reheat for a few days. With all that said, it’s delicious!
I LOVE the idea of you demonstrating more one-pot recipes for us, Chef John! They're so easy, quick, and filling which is exactly what a college student or a busy parent needs. I look forward to them. :)
I haven't made a single one of your recipes, but I love watching you make them. These videos are also the only ones that make my husband stop what he's doing to watch with me!
This has been my legit go-to recipe for 2 years now. So fast, cheap and delicious. I actually put a big spoonful of ricotta right into the pot while I am cooking it.
I made this - yum! Two things I changed - I added about 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms with the sausage, and I used white rice instead of the pasta because my grocery store didn't sell plain orzo. It came out FANTASTIC.
The boyfriend: "Watch the food wishes video I just sent you, I wanna do that for dinner" Me: "Okay!" *watches first 10 seconds* "Looks good!" bf: "No, Watch the whole thing! Because it looks good, and also we wanna support Chef John and give him more views!" Chef John, we love you :D
Yep...I'm making this for supper tonight!!! Just finished making this........ DELICIOUS!!! *A few alterations...I toasted half of the orzo; added green onions instead of chives; and the tomato sauce was roasted garlic flavored.
With the weather minus 28 celsius outside and the first two fork-fulls of this recipe in me, I have a much better outlook for a vibrant and lustrous spring.
I'm with Sarah. I cannot tell you how much I enjoy your cooking, Chef John. I've tried several of your recipes and they've turned out wonderfully. Instructions are so easy to follow and the combination of spices and tastes is tremendous. Very entertaining narrative, too. Well done!
Just made the one pot Orzo dish. My roommate is still eating it. Love it! Comfort food at its best. I forgot the ricotta, so added some heavy cream in the final cooking stage. Ate the dish with garlic bread. A+
I like the one pot idea, but I wish he would make more recipes with what I have at my house: Doritoes, Pop Tarts, Beer, Peanut Butter, year old jar of Pickles and Beef Jerky.
this is honestly one of the better food wishes videos (theyre all gold though) for showing a basic easy one pot pasta formula - i can speak from personal experience that this basic technique works across the board, the version i do regularly has farfalle, 2 lbs of chicken breast, and a jar of alfredo sauce instead of red sauce. this is an amazing launching pad for whatever you personally like
Our weekly dinner plan now features Sunday night as "Chef John Night" - we pick a recipe out of your video selection for Sunday night's dinner. Tonight we will be executing Chef John's "one-pot chicken & sausage orzo". Your recipes do not disappoint.
My resolution for 2015 was to make it to 2016. My resolution for 2016 is to make it to 2017. I generally keep my resolutions. Haven't missed one yet as far as I know!
Made this earlier and currently eating a bowl, and it's bloody awesome! I used to be quite content with lazy meals, but discovering your channel made me realize that it's worth investing time and effort to cook some proper food, because it is infinitely more satisfying than the lazy options. So thank you, Chef John!
This is remarkably similar to your 'chicken asiago orzo pasta' recipe from 2009. That was one of the first videos of yours I saw, and I've been following you since. You have almost single-handedly taught me to cook just by posting all of these videos, so thank you very much CJ.
Chef John, are you in my head? How do you know EXACTLY what I want to make for dinner, before I even know what I want? Love your channel & your sense of humor. Keep up the awesome videos!
Made this for a group of 7 last night and it was delicious. ADVICE- serve immediately. We ate 45 minutes later than expected and it was a little mushy and reduced to a risotto consistency. Still very good.
As usual CJ makes it very simple into what looks like something Master chef prepared and it delights everyone. I start many food and cooking conversations with "Well, Chef John says." and the room goes quiet with ears perked up.
i made this today, & it was sooo easy & sooo delicious! thank you chef john! the only change i made was to cook on low covered for 24 min & then to let stand for 5 min
I made this dish on Friday evening, and then warmed up the leftover two nights later and served each bowl with an over-easy egg on top (the orzo had dried out a little in the fridge). It was a 'hit' BOTH times. Thank you, Chef!
I've made this a couple of times and added some variations. It is the bomb! My family loves it and my son ensures that there's no leftovers. I highly recommend this dish for a cold winter evening.
plus i made a double batch with the mild italian sausage & used 1 small can hunts tomato sauce & 1 small can el pato hot tomato sauce which was all i had. it was amazing!
Aaah another glorious year of chef John dad jokes, can hardly wait...! Great recipe, my mum makes a similar dish but as Greeks we use crumbled feta on top. Thanks for sharing as always :))
Just tried it and I am happy with the results :) a little bit more liquid then the video had in the end, but it turned out and tasted great. Easy to do and takes around 45min.
I love this technique! I typically use fresh chorizo sausage meat, skip the chicken, add mushrooms, diced onion, chopped walnuts and spinach, and stir in an egg for extra creaminess at the end, and dang, it's one of the fastest meals I've ever made. Pure weeknight comfort food that happens to be a bit more nutritionally balanced. It reminds me of risotto but with 1/4 the stirring, which is a WIN in my book.
I mixed this recipe with your pasta risotto. Since I had an organic paprika box that was near the end I ended up making a "stroganoff sausage orzotto" that was oddly satisfying. Thanks for all the inspirations you give
I ended up using kielbasa instead of italian sausage and used a can of san marzano tomatoes instead of the tomato sauce and it turned out amazing. So creamy from the starch in the pasta and parmesan. It's almost like an italian jambalaya. Bonus, it can feed like 8 people no problem and costs under $30
In Germany Orzo is called Kritharaki :) Found it some years ago in a greek restaraunt and loved it since then. Most of the time i would make the dish similar to yours, only with ground meat and fetacheese instead of chicken and sausage.
Oh my god, thank you SO MUCH for this recipe. I cooked this tonight and it tasted amazing and now I have leftovers for about a week and almost no dishes to clean. You're amazing!
One of my new year's resolutions was to be more unctuous. Seriously, were you born a genius or did you achieve via hard work? I made this tonight and blew my family away. (They have no idea I watch food porn on RU-vid.) Thanks again Chef John!
I made this recipe. First time cooking orzo and it was amazingly tasty! My husband liked it so much he asked me to make it again. I did add some mushroom, just to have a bit of veggies. So good!