This delicious traditional one pot casserole is usually made for Sunday lunch or dinner family gatherings. 🙂 Sounds Italian, the gathering of the families…hehehe but it’s true..:) This amazing dish is my favorite, I love how all the ingredients combine beautifully, and the taste ahhh is just divine.

BEEF AND ORZO CASSEROLE (GIOUVETSI)
Ingredients
- 1 Kilo Beef
- 500 grams Orzo pasta
- 3 tablespoons of cooking butter or 1/2 cup of Olive Oil
- 2 medium Onions
- 1 Garlic clove optional
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 2 tablespoons Tomato Paste
- 1 teaspoon Oregano
- 3 fresh Tomatoes grated
- 1/4 cup of White Wine Dry
- Salt and Pepper
- Kefalotyri or Parmesan Cheese for topping
Instructions
- The first thing I always do before I start making this recipe is I always boil the meat for about 1/2 hour. This little step just helps the meat to become a bit more tender than just adding straight into the pot to sauté with the onions. Some like to substitute Leek instead of Onions. Even though I enjoy leek in most of my recipes in this dish I use onions.
- In a large pot add in the cooking butter or the olive oil..which ever you prefer and sauté the onions…place the meat into the pot and sauté for about 10 minutes.
- Add in the fresh grated fresh tomatoes, the cinnamon stick, tomato paste, bay leaf and stir.
- Pour wine, oregano and 2 cups of water.
- Add in the Orzo and stir…let this simmer for 1/2 hour.
- For casseroles I use ceramic baking dish. The food tastes as if its been baked the old fashion way 🙂 in an old stove with wood burner :).. Remove cinnamon stick and bay leaf, pour the casserole into the baking pan and add 2 cups of water, stir cover with lid or aluminum foil.
- Bake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes. Sprinkle some Kefalotyri or Parmesan Cheese and enjoy.
This looks yum!
Thanks you!! 🙂
Wow, easy and yummy? That goes on my list!
Thank you!!!
Oh this looks yummy!!!!
Thank you so much!! 🙂
That looks delicious, Sophie!
Thank you so much!!! 🙂
Delicious recipe, Sophie! ☺️
I am so glad you finally got your hands on some orzo!!
Thanks Dee dee me toooooo!!!
Nice and tasty recipe
Thank you P!!!
Looks really delicious, and I would love a fresh cucumber salad with it.. 🙂
Thank you!!! hahahah yep salad is great with this dish 🙂
Yum, such a delicious recipe!😋😋
hahahah thank again for all your kind words! 🙂
You’re welcome!😘
Delicious one pot meal!!
I would never have thought to add the cinnamon stick but I bet it gives it that something extra. Thanks for another wonderful recipe 🙂
In most greek meat dishes cinnamon is a main ingredient. It gives it that extra something special. 🙂 I hope your feeling better 🙂
I am great thank you :):)
Good to hear! 🙂