One-Pan Orzo Tuscan Chicken Bake – Bad Batch Baking - Restaurant

Name: One-Pan Orzo Tuscan Chicken Bake – Bad Batch Baking - Restaurant
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 16 oz. dry orzo; 2 cups cooked chicken rotisserie or sauted diced chicken; 3 cups chicken stock unsalted; 1 cup heavy cream; 5 garlic cloves, minced; 2/3 cup parmesan, grated or shredded; 1.5 cups mozzarella, shredded; 3 cups loosely packed baby spinach leaves roughly chopped (or 8 oz box chopped spinach, thawed and well-drained); 1 pint cherry tomatoes leave whole or slice in half; 1/2 lemon, juice of; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1/2 teaspoon salt or more to taste; 1 teaspoon freshly cracked pepper; optional - 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder if not using fresh garlic

6 steps

Updated at: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:20:40 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1025.4 kcal (51%)

Total Fat53 g (76%)

Carbs86.5 g (33%)

Sugars14.3 g (16%)

Protein55.2 g (110%)

Sodium1583.4 mg (79%)

Fiber17.5 g (63%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

16 ozdry orzo

2 cupschicken rotisserie

cooked, or sauted diced chicken

3 cupschicken stock

⅔ cupparmesan

1 ½ cupsmozzarella

shredded

3 cupsbaby spinach leaves

loosely packed, roughly chopped

1 pintcherry tomatoes

leave whole or slice in half

0.5lemon

juice of

1 teaspoonitalian seasoning

½ teaspoonsalt

or more to taste

1 teaspoonpepper

freshly cracked

½ teaspoongarlic powder

option, if not using fresh garlic

Instructions

Step 1

Servings

Step 2

4 servings

Step 3

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Add some non-stick spray to the sides of a 9x13 casserole dish.

Step 4

Into the casserole dish add orzo, cooked chicken, chicken stock, cream, seasonings, garlic, spinach, tomatoes, lemon juice and half of each cheese. Give it a good mix to ensure the are evenly combined and in a flat layer.

Step 5

Top with remaining cheese and bake for 40 minutes or until the orzo is tender.

Step 6

When you remove from the oven, allow it to sit for about 10 minutes to allow the pan juices to be absorbed and set up (otherwise it may seem a little liquidy).