Marry Me Chicken Orzo

Name: Marry Me Chicken Orzo
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1.5 Ibs boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut up into cubes; 2 tb olive oil; 4-5 cloves garlic, mashed; 3/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, in oil, drained; 2 tsp italian seasoning; 2 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp kosher salt; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 1 cup orzo; 2 1/2 cups chicken broth (or water); 3/4 cup full fat coconut milk or heavy cream; 2 large handfuls fresh spinach; 3/4 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated

5 steps

Prep:30minCook:20min

Updated at: Thu, 09 May 2024 04:42:03 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories583.6 kcal (29%)

Total Fat30.1 g (43%)

Carbs28.8 g (11%)

Sugars4.4 g (5%)

Protein50.8 g (102%)

Sodium1116.8 mg (56%)

Fiber6.5 g (23%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1.5 lbboneless skinless chicken breast

cut up into cubes

2 tbolive oil

4 clovesgarlic

mashed

¾ cupsun-dried tomatoes

in oil, drained

2 tspitalian seasoning

2 tsppaprika

½ tspkosher salt

1 tspground black pepper

1 cuporzo

2 ½ cupschicken broth

or water

¾ cupfull fat coconut milk

or heavy cream

2 handfulsfresh spinach

¾ cupparmesan cheese

freshly grated

Instructions

Step 1

Pat chicken dry and cut into cubes.

Step 2

Add olive oil to a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the chicken. Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes until the edges start to cook.

Step 3

Add in the sun dried tomatoes, garlic, italian seasoning paprika, salt black pepper. Cook for 3-4 minutes more, then add the orzo and broth and stir well.

Step 4

Reduce heat to medium. Cover the skillet and cook for 12 minutes, removing the cover every few minutes to stir and ensure nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan. NOTE: your orzo might need a little more time to cook through and that's ok!!

Step 5

Once the orzo is cooked through, add the coconut milk/cream and spinach and stir another minute until the spinach is wilted, then add in the parmesan cheese and stir once more. Remove from heat, plate and enjoy!