Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, mediterranean orzo chicken pasta. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
You'll love this easy Mediterranean orzo recipe with zucchini, chickpeas in a chunky, garlicy tomato sauce! Perfect as a vegan main or side dish! Maybe all pasta is deemed easy and family friendly, but for some reason, orzo pasta is one that totally seems to appease my family, and so I always add it to.
Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have mediterranean orzo chicken pasta using 9 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta:
- Take 3/4 cup Uncooked Orzo Pasta
- Take 1 medium cucumber, chopped
- Make ready 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley. (OR 1 T. of dried parsley)
- Take 2 tbsp lemon juice
- Take 1 tbsp olive oil
- Make ready 1 tsp salt
- Prepare 1/4 tsp pepper
- Get 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- Make ready 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1 inch pieces OR store bought, already cooked and diced, chicken.
We absolutely love it and it makes a really nice change to pastas like penne or fusilli. This easy Mediterranean Orzo Pasta Salad recipe is made with chickpeas, tomatoes, kalamata olives, feta cheese, green onions and a creamy yogurt dressing. I love this recipe and it is my go to potluck dish! This Mediterranean Orzo Salad is bursting with delicious Mediterranean inspired flavors, packed with chickpeas, Kalamata olives, cherry tomatoes and feta cheese.
Instructions to make Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta:
- Cook the Orzo pasta according to the box's directions.
- Meanwhile, cook the chicken until no longer pink. (I poach my chicken)
- To poach chicken, place chicken in large skillet, season chicken to your liking, pour 1 1/2 cups of water over the chicken, cover the skillet with a lid and let it boil over medium heat for 30 minutes. When done, take chicken out of the skillet with tongs and check for doneness.
- Dice the chicken into 1 inch pieces.
- Skin and cut the cucumber.
- In a large bowl, combine the cucumber, parsley, and chicken.
- After draining the Orzo pasta, stir it into the chicken mixture.
- In another small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper. Then pour over the chicken mixture.
- Toss to coat.
- Just before serving, sprinkle with feta cheese.
- Can be served warm or cold. If choosing to serve cold, chill the meal for at least 30 minutes. (I prefer cold)
- I double this recipe for my family of 6 and triple the dressing to add more flavor. This meal goes great with garlic bread and makes yummy leftovers
Orzo - We want this small shaped pasta for our dish, you could also substitute it with couscous. Healthy Mediterranean Chicken Orzo is an easy and delicious one pan dinner! You'll find this easy Mediterranean Orzo Salad to be fairly classic, using simple ingredients that are easily accessible. When you have a craving for orzo, this quick and easy, healthy vegan pasta dish is perfect! For variation try this Greek Pasta Salad or Greek Quinoa Salad , both of which are delicious!
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