Lemon Chicken Orzo Pasta
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Cooked & Loved · by Irena Macri★ 5.0 (7)

Lemon Chicken Orzo Pasta

NUTRITION · PER SERVING30M COOK
CAL 32%·PRO 89%
CARBS 67G42% OF CAL
5G FIBER10G SUGAR52G OTHER
FAT 21G29% OF CAL
7G SAT14G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A creamy lemon chicken orzo pasta with peas and spinach that straddles risotto and soup in texture. Comforting, nutritious, and finished in 30 minutes, this one-pan dish is a family favorite.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 4
  • ½ cup frozen baby peas
  • ½ cup frozen spinach (1 frozen ball or equivalent amount)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ large onion (finely diced (½ cup chopped))
  • 1 small carrot (finely diced (½ cup diced))
  • 1 celery rib (finely diced (½ cup diced))
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 large cloves of garlic (finely diced or minced)
  • Zest of ½ lemon (about 1 teaspoon)
  • 1 chicken breast (rotisserie or roast chicken, cooked and diced (about 1.5 cups of meat))
  • 4 sprigs of fresh thyme (½ teaspoon dried thyme)
  • ⅓ cup white wine
  • 1.5 cups orzo (or risoni, uncooked)
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 3.25 cups chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice (you can add more if you like it more lemony)
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese (loosely packed)
  • ¼ cup heavy cream (optional, I used it but can be without)
  • Basil or parsley to garnish
PREP
10M
SODIUM
1384MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.