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One-Pot Meals
One-Pot Lemon Herb Chicken Orzo
Everything cooks together. One pot. Zero effort.
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Marcus Chen
Recipe Developer
10 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
4
Servings
$3.60
Per serving
Nutrition per serving (estimated)
490
Calories
36g
Protein
48g
Carbs
14g
Fat
🛒 Ingredients
1.5 lbs boneless chicken thighs, cubed
1.5 cups orzo pasta
4 cups chicken broth
1 onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
2 cups baby spinach
2 lemons — zest and juice
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried thyme
Fresh parsley and Parmesan to finish
📋 Instructions
1
Season chicken with salt, pepper, oregano, thyme.
2
Heat oil in Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high. Brown chicken 5-6 minutes. Remove and set aside.
3
In same pot, cook onion 3 minutes. Add garlic 1 minute.
4
Add orzo, broth, tomatoes, lemon zest. Bring to boil.
5
Add chicken back in. Reduce heat, cover, simmer 15 minutes until orzo is tender.
6
Stir in spinach and lemon juice. Cook 2 minutes until wilted.
7
Finish with parsley and Parmesan. The starch from orzo makes it naturally creamy.
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