Lemon Chicken Orzo

Name: Lemon Chicken Orzo
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 32 min
Total time: 1 h 2 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 5 bone-in chicken thighs; juice and zest of 1 lemon; 1 tbsp Dijon mustard; 3 tsps minced garlic; 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes; salt and pepper to taste; 2 tbsps olive oil; Orzo:; 3 green onions, sliced; 1 cup orzo; 1 tsp garlic powder; 2 1/2 cups vegetable or chicken broth; 1 - 1 1/2 cups chopped kale or spinach; salt and pepper to taste; parmesan and fresh chopped basil leaves to serve

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Prep:30minCook:32min

Juicy chicken thighs on a bed of tender orzo pasta just bursting with flavour!

Updated at: Mon, 26 May 2025 11:42:30 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories761.3 kcal (38%)

Total Fat49.5 g (71%)

Carbs35.2 g (14%)

Sugars4.8 g (5%)

Protein44.1 g (88%)

Sodium1442.2 mg (72%)

Fiber7.5 g (27%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

3 servings

1 Tbspdijon mustard

3 tspsminced garlic

¼ tspred pepper flakes

1 cuporzo

1 tspgarlic powder

2 ½ cupsvegetable broth

1 cupskale

fresh chopped, to serve

Instructions

Step 1

Mix the lemon juice and zest, Dijon, minced garlic, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper together. Add the chicken to coat and marinate for 30 minutes. Heat the olive oil in a skillet to medium. Add the chicken skin side down and cook for 5 minutes, then turn them over and cook another 5-6 minutes. Remove to a plate. Add green onions to the same skillet and cook 1-2 minutes, then add the orzo to lightly toast and coat with oil from the pan. Pour in a 1/2 cup broth to deglaze the pan. Add kale, salt, pepper and garlic powder and the rest of the broth. Bring to a boil and return the chicken to the pan, skin side up. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Plate with chopped basil and serve with parmesan. Serves 2-3

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