Queso Chicken & Orzo
Queso Chicken & Orzo

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, queso chicken & orzo. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Find prepared queso in the refrigerated section of the grocery or in the potato chip aisle. The sauce will not be thick and is great served over rice or a baked potato. This Queso Chicken Skillet has the potential to become your families new favorite weeknight dinner.

Queso Chicken & Orzo is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Queso Chicken & Orzo is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook queso chicken & orzo using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Queso Chicken & Orzo:
  1. Make ready 3-4 chicken breasts
  2. Get 1 bottle Lawrys Baja Chipotle Marinade
  3. Make ready 2 cups Orzo pasta
  4. Get 1/2 cup butter
  5. Get 4 cups chicken broth
  6. Make ready 3 Tbsp. tomato paste
  7. Get 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
  8. Take 8 oz. Velveeta cheese
  9. Take 1 can Rotel
  10. Get Seasonings: salt, pepper, garlic powder, Mrs. Dash Spicy

The Queso Chicken Bake was born! The reason I love to make chicken bakes so much is that life is BUSY! It is hard to balance it all, and when you have to spend a ton of time in the kitchen daily to make and and then clean up a hot fresh dinner, there is not much time left for family time. If we can make and clean up dinner fast, then we get to.

Instructions to make Queso Chicken & Orzo:
  1. Cut chicken breasts into quarters. Place in large ziplock bag with marinade. Place in fridge for 30 minutes.
  2. Cook chicken however you desire: grill, stovetop, I used instapot. Put a tad of the marinade on top of chicken before cooking and discard the remainder.
  3. In a large saucepan add butter and melt. Once melted add Orzo.
  4. Cook on medium high until you start to see some browning.
  5. Add chicken broth and tomato paste and seasonings you desire.
  6. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium low and simmer covered for 15 minutes or until all juices are cooked into orzo.
  7. Meanwhile cut velveeta into chunks and place in small saucepan along with Rotel. Heat on medium until cheese is melted.
  8. Once orzo is done, add in black beans.
  9. Set up topping station and plate as follows: Orzo bed, top with chicken pieces and cover with queso.
  10. Enjoy!

Chicken breasts seasoned with a packet of taco seasoning and then slow cooked in chicken broth and diced green chilies. The chicken quite literally falls apart after the cook time. Smother the shredded chicken in some store. When the chicken is done, shred the meat directly in the pot using two forks. Add the roasted peppers, roasted corn and jalapeño, black beans, remaining salsa, and cream cheese to the crockpot.

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