Alfredo Spinach & Orzo with Chicken

Name: Alfredo Spinach & Orzo with Chicken
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: .5 lb orzo; Box of baby spinach; 2 large Chicken breasts; 1.5c heavy cream; 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes; 1/2 tsp dried oregano, or 1.5tsp fresh oregano; 4-5 cloves garlic, minced; Dash of salt; Dash pepper

6 steps

Adapted from The Kitchn and Nigella Picture from The Kitchn

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:12:41 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories699 kcal (35%)

Total Fat46.3 g (66%)

Carbs38.8 g (15%)

Sugars6.2 g (7%)

Protein34.5 g (69%)

Sodium266.7 mg (13%)

Fiber7.9 g (28%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

0.5 lborzo

¼ tspred pepper flakes

½ tspdried oregano

Instructions

Step 1

In a small saucepan, put cream, garlic, oregano, chili pepper flakes and a few decent grinds of fresh pepper. Bring to a boil. then turn down and let it bubble away for 3 minutes. Don’t worry about the cream boiling, just don’t let it boil over. Stir regularly with a silicon spatula so that you can scrape down the sides. Take the pan off the heat, cover, and let it steep while the chicken cooks.

Step 2

Make chicken the normal way (see recipe on The Kitchn on making perfect chicken breasts).

Step 3

Make the orzo

Step 4

Prep and chop spinach

Step 5

Put the cream sauce back on the burner and bring to just under a boil. Add a dash of sea salt. Turn the heat down and let it simmer gently for 5 minutes, keeping an eye on the pan and stirring regularly. If it gets too thick, thin it out with the pasta water when you strain it.

Step 6

Mix orzo, sauce and spinach together. Slice chicken and put on top of the pasta mixture. Serve. Optional: top with crumbled bacon and/or Parmesan.