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One-Pan Italian Chicken Orzotto
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One-Pan Italian Chicken Orzotto

with Chicken Thighs, Spinach, Sun-Dried Tomato & Lemon

5 min
Difficulty: 1/3

Love risotto, but don't love all the stirring and waiting? This one's for you! Little rice-shaped orzo noodles are cooked with garlic, rich chicken stock, tomato paste, spinach, and cream cheese. It's crowned with juicy, seared Italian-seasoned chicken thighs and finished with scallions, a squeeze of lemon juice, and a bonus: only one pan to clean!

Allergens

Wheat
Milk

Utensils

Paper Towel
Medium Pan

Tags

Pork-free
Pasta-noodles
Easy Prep
Easy Cleanup
Fall
Spring
Summer
Easy Prep & Clean
One Pot
Seasonal
Fall-flavours
Ingredients
Chicken Thighs

Chicken Thighs

10 ounce

Sun-Dried Tomato Paste

Sun-Dried Tomato Paste

1 ounce

Orzo Pasta

Orzo Pasta

4 ounce

Cream Cheese

Cream Cheese

2 tablespoon

Chicken Stock Concentrate

Chicken Stock Concentrate

2 unit

Spinach

Spinach

2.5 ounce

Lemon

Lemon

1 unit

Garlic

Garlic

2 clove

Italian Seasoning

Italian Seasoning

1 tablespoon

Scallions

Scallions

2 unit

Cooking Oil

Cooking Oil

2 teaspoon (tsp)

Butter

Butter

3 tablespoon (tbsp)

Salt

Salt

teaspoon (tsp)

Black Pepper

Black Pepper

teaspoon (tsp)

Preparation
1
Prep

  • Wash and dry produce.

  • Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Peel and mince or grate garlic. Roughly chop spinach. Quarter lemon.

2
Season & Cook Chicken

  • Pat chicken* dry with paper towels and season all over with 1 tsp Italian Seasoning (2 tsp for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. (You'll use the rest of the Italian Seasoning in the next step.) 

  • Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium, preferably nonstick, pan (large pan for 4) over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 5-6 minutes per side. TIP: If chicken begins to brown too quickly, lower that heat!

  • Transfer chicken to a cutting board.

3
Cook Orzo

  • Reduce heat under pan used for chicken to medium. Add a drizzle of oil, scallion whites, and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, 30-60 seconds.

  • Stir in spinach, orzo, stock concentrates, remaining Italian Seasoning, and 2 cups water (4 cups for 4 servings). Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until spinach is wilted and orzo is al dente, 7-8 minutes. Remove from heat.

  • Stir in sun-dried tomato paste, cream cheese, 3 TBSP butter (6 TBSP for 4), juice from half the lemon, and salt until well combined.

4
Finish & Serve

  • Thinly slice chicken crosswise.

  • Top orzotto with chicken. Garnish with scallion greens and a squeeze of lemon juice. Divide between plates and serve.

Nutrition per serving

700

kcal

Calories

37

g

Fat

16

g

Saturated Fat

55

g

Carbohydrate

4

g

Sugar

5

g

Dietary Fiber

39

g

Protein

185

mg

Cholesterol

770

mg

Sodium

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