Mediterranean
Lemon Orzo Chicken
Lemon Orzo Chicken is Mediterranean home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1.5 cups orzo
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 lemon
- 3 cups baby spinach
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 cup chopped dill
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
How to cook it
- Season the chicken with the salt, pepper, and oregano.
- Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a deep skillet over medium-high and sear the chicken until golden and cooked through, about 6 minutes per side, then remove and slice it.
- Add the remaining oil and soften the onion and garlic, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the orzo to toast for 1 minute, then pour in the broth and bring to a simmer.
- Cover and cook until the orzo is tender and has absorbed most of the liquid, about 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Fold in the spinach until wilted, then stir in the lemon juice and dill.
- Return the sliced chicken to the pan and serve.
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Lemon Orzo Chicken carries gluten. It is free of the remaining 9 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | Yes | Baked Falafel Plate |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Moderate
- Protein
- High
- Protein quality
- Complete
- Food groups it covers
- Meat or fish, Grains, and Vegetables
- How this was set
- Hand audited
When to cook it
Lemon Orzo Chicken takes about 40 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on chicken, orzo, and spinach.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from the United States.
Does the same job on the plate
Swap any of these in when you want a meal the same shape.
Cook this with your whole family
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