I absolutely love one pan meals. I hate doing dishes, so this might have a little something to do with this, but I also just love working with ONE pan on the stove and not juggling several things at the same time. It helps make dinnertime prep so much more calm.
This dish was not only pretty easy to pull together, it stuck with the one pan rule, even cooking the orzo! Not only that, but it was absolutely delicious. Of course my kids picked out the spinach, (to be expected) but everything else was gobbled down quickly, and that, my friends, equals dinnertime success.
One Pan Chicken and Orzo
Serves: 4 servings
This one pan meal will help you get a tasty dinner on the table in no time flat, with little clean up!
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 4- 4oz chicken breasts
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt-divided
- coarse black pepper
- ½ cup red onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 red pepper, sliced into strips
- 1 cup fresh cherry tomatoes, sliced
- 3 cups fresh spinach
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 tbsp butter
- ½ cup fresh parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Toss paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper together.
- Using your hands, coat the chicken breasts with the spice mixture
- In a large saute pan, begin heating olive oil and butter
- Add chicken once pan is hot, searing on both sides until golden brown (about 2-3 minutes per side)
- Remove chicken and keep warm.
- Add an extra tsp or two of olive oil if pan seems to dry
- Add garlic and onion to hot pan
- Stir and cook until translucent
- Add red peppers and cherry tomatoes
- Cook until they begin to carmelize
- Add uncooked orzo to pan and cook for one minute
- Add chicken broth
- Put chicken back in pan and coat with vegetables and broth
- Cook for 6-7 minutes or until orzo is tender
- In the last minute of cooking, add fresh spinach, butter, and parmesan cheese
- Use salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve immediately with extra parmesan cheese.
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