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Skillet Chicken With Orzo, Rosemary and Lemon

4.1 (29)
By Ellie Krieger

This one-skillet chicken and orzo dinner shines with Mediterranean flavors of sunny lemon and woodsy rosemary. Rather than boiling and draining the orzo as you typically would, you cook it in chicken broth with garlic and rosemary in the same skillet in which the chicken was browned. This technique allows the rice-shaped pasta to pick up all the tasty bottom-of-the-pan bits and results in a lovely, thickened sauce.

From cookbook author and registered dietitian nutritionist Ellie Krieger.

Ingredients

measuring cup
Servings: 4
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 1/4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 8 ounces (1 1/2 cups) dried whole-grain orzo pasta
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
  • 2 1/2 cups no-salt-added chicken broth
  • 1 medium zucchini (8 ounces), cut into 1/2-inch dice
  • Generous 1 cup (6 1/2 ounces) cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from 2 lemons)
  • 3/4 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

  • Calories

    490

  • Fat

    16 g

  • Saturated Fat

    3 g

  • Carbohydrates

    46 g

  • Sodium

    550 mg

  • Cholesterol

    105 mg

  • Protein

    41 g

  • Fiber

    10 g

  • Sugar

    4 g

This analysis is an estimate based on available ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s or nutritionist’s advice.

From cookbook author and registered dietitian nutritionist Ellie Krieger.

Tested by Kara Elder.

Published September 7, 2016

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