Chicken With Orzo
Created by ellie on July 9, 2020
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 25m
- Recipe #35236
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 3/4 cups water
- 2/3 cup orzo, uncooked
- 12 ounces carrots (baby carrots, halved if large, it is pretty if multi colored and/or if tops are left on)
- 1 lemon, zest and juiced (you need about 1 teaspoon zest and 3 tablespoons juice)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (crushed)
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- Parsley, chopped, optional garnish
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
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Step 2: In a skillet over medium high heat, brown the chicken for about 5 minutes. Add the next 8 ingredients (-pepper) and bring to a boil and then cover skillet.
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Step 3: Transfer to oven and bake for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is done. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (389.2 g)
- Calories 372.8
- Total Fat - 12 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.1 g
- Cholesterol - 153.1 mg
- Sodium - 600 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 34.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.1 g
- Sugars - 5.9 g
- Protein - 33 g
- Calcium - 113 mg
- Iron - 4.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 34.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg