Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, mediterranean orzo chicken pasta. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
You'll love this easy Mediterranean orzo recipe with zucchini, chickpeas in a chunky, garlicy tomato sauce! Perfect as a vegan main or side dish! Maybe all pasta is deemed easy and family friendly, but for some reason, orzo pasta is one that totally seems to appease my family, and so I always add it to.
Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have mediterranean orzo chicken pasta using 9 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta:
- Prepare 3/4 cup Uncooked Orzo Pasta
- Make ready 1 medium cucumber, chopped
- Get 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley. (OR 1 T. of dried parsley)
- Get 2 tbsp lemon juice
- Make ready 1 tbsp olive oil
- Make ready 1 tsp salt
- Take 1/4 tsp pepper
- Get 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- Prepare 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1 inch pieces OR store bought, already cooked and diced, chicken.
On hot days, I pull out this recipe for a cool supper. The lemon dressing is so refreshing. If you have it, used grilled chicken Like recipes like this? Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Steps to make Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta:
- Cook the Orzo pasta according to the box's directions.
- Meanwhile, cook the chicken until no longer pink. (I poach my chicken)
- To poach chicken, place chicken in large skillet, season chicken to your liking, pour 1 1/2 cups of water over the chicken, cover the skillet with a lid and let it boil over medium heat for 30 minutes. When done, take chicken out of the skillet with tongs and check for doneness.
- Dice the chicken into 1 inch pieces.
- Skin and cut the cucumber.
- In a large bowl, combine the cucumber, parsley, and chicken.
- After draining the Orzo pasta, stir it into the chicken mixture.
- In another small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper. Then pour over the chicken mixture.
- Toss to coat.
- Just before serving, sprinkle with feta cheese.
- Can be served warm or cold. If choosing to serve cold, chill the meal for at least 30 minutes. (I prefer cold)
- I double this recipe for my family of 6 and triple the dressing to add more flavor. This meal goes great with garlic bread and makes yummy leftovers
This easy Mediterranean Orzo Pasta Salad recipe is made with chickpeas, tomatoes, kalamata olives, feta cheese, green onions and a creamy yogurt dressing. I love this recipe and it is my go to potluck dish! If you've never had orzo before then don't be fooled - it might look like rice, but orzo is actually pasta! We absolutely love it and it makes a really nice change to pastas like penne or fusilli. This recipe for Mediterranean chicken is chicken thighs, olives, roasted peppers and orzo, all cooked in a single pan.
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