Vegetable-base
Start with 1 cup of diced onion and four cloves of minced garlic. Preheat your pan and sauté your onion and garlic for 3 minutes. Then add Red pepper flakes, pepper, salt (to taste), oregano, and tomato paste, and sauté for another 5th minutes.
Cook Orzo
Then add 2 cups of Orzo with the vegan butter and sauté in the pan for 3 minutes so the pasta can absorb the seasonings. Add 14 1⁄2 ounces of crushed tomatoes to the pan, stir, and sauté for 3 minutes. Add 2 1⁄2 cups of vegetable broth, cover, and let simmer for 20 minutes.
Cook Cruz Chop
In a skillet or flat-top grill, sauté 1⁄2 cup of onions; add the same amount of seasonings to the pan. Make sure you chop your Cruz Chop well.
Completed Dish
Once the Orzo is ready, place the sum of your pasta in a bowl, top it off with your Cruz Chop and onion mixture, and drizzle olive oil.