One-pot orzo and meatballs

One-pot orzo and meatballs

Simplicity astonishes at first bite: Juicy meatballs simmer in a flame-red tomato sauce with an undercurrent of smoky depth and tender bites of orzo. Pimentón, or smoked paprika, a popular ingredient in Spanish cooking, leads the show. Fresh chorizo (or Italian sausage) is rolled into one-ingredient meatballs that finish cooking with the orzo. This recipe takes cues from a Catalan dish of fideos (thin long noodles) with clams in a tomato sauce, …