Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, mediterranean orzo chicken pasta. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
In the meantime chop the vegetables. This recipe for One-Pot Mediterranean Chicken and Orzo combines tender stuffed chicken thighs with tomatoes, cheese, and pasta. I'm a big fan of one-pot meals.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have mediterranean orzo chicken pasta using 9 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta:
- Make ready 3/4 cup Uncooked Orzo Pasta
- Prepare 1 medium cucumber, chopped
- Make ready 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley. (OR 1 T. of dried parsley)
- Take 2 tbsp lemon juice
- Make ready 1 tbsp olive oil
- Prepare 1 tsp salt
- Prepare 1/4 tsp pepper
- Take 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- Prepare 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1 inch pieces OR store bought, already cooked and diced, chicken.
Dice up cucumber, bell pepper, and red onion. Orzo pasta with chicken, olives and herbes de Provence has the bright flavors of Mediterranean cuisine. Cook orzo pasta according to package directions. Fold in chicken, sundried tomatoes, olives, basil, lemon juice, olive oil and Parmesan cheese.
Steps to make Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta:
- Cook the Orzo pasta according to the box's directions.
- Meanwhile, cook the chicken until no longer pink. (I poach my chicken)
- To poach chicken, place chicken in large skillet, season chicken to your liking, pour 1 1/2 cups of water over the chicken, cover the skillet with a lid and let it boil over medium heat for 30 minutes. When done, take chicken out of the skillet with tongs and check for doneness.
- Dice the chicken into 1 inch pieces.
- Skin and cut the cucumber.
- In a large bowl, combine the cucumber, parsley, and chicken.
- After draining the Orzo pasta, stir it into the chicken mixture.
- In another small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper. Then pour over the chicken mixture.
- Toss to coat.
- Just before serving, sprinkle with feta cheese.
- Can be served warm or cold. If choosing to serve cold, chill the meal for at least 30 minutes. (I prefer cold)
- I double this recipe for my family of 6 and triple the dressing to add more flavor. This meal goes great with garlic bread and makes yummy leftovers
Easy one-pot Greek Baked Chicken Orzo. Perfectly seasoned chicken, nestled in a mixture of tiny orzo pasta with onions, bell peppers, and tomato. This is a satisfying dinner for any night of the week and any time of the year! Place the orzo, chickpeas, red and yellow tomatoes, olives, feta, parsley and onions in a large mixing bowl and pour the dressing over the top. Stir to combine and taste; add salt and pepper if.
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