Creamy Lemon-Pepper Orzo with Grilled Chicken
Creamy Lemon-Pepper Orzo with Grilled Chicken

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Grill until nicely marked and cooked Add the orzo to the boiling water and cook according to the package directions for al dente, stirring in the peas during the last minute of cooking. Bring a pot of water to a boil and preheat an outdoor or indoor grill to medium heat. Creamy Lemon -Pepper Orzo and grill chicken make a great aggregate.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook creamy lemon-pepper orzo with grilled chicken using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Lemon-Pepper Orzo with Grilled Chicken:
  1. Make ready 1/4 cup plain fat free Greek yogurt, at room temp.
  2. Get 1 large clove garlic, minced
  3. Get 1 juice and zest of one lemon
  4. Get 3 boneless & skinless chicken thighs
  5. Make ready 1 cup whole wheat or other whole grain Orzo
  6. Prepare 1 cup frozen petite peas, thawed and patted dry
  7. Prepare 2 oz finely crumbled Goat cheese, at room temp.
  8. Take 4 tbsp chopped fresh herbs, such as basil and tarragon
  9. Make ready 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  10. Take 1 kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

For this skillet meal I combined chicken thighs seasoned with lemon pepper, orzo cooked in chicken broth, and a healthy dose of parsley and feta. Delicious chicken that gets breaded and baked in a sweet and tangy pineapple sauce. It bakes to perfection and is so much better than takeout! Dredge cutlets in cornstarch and season with salt/pepper.

Steps to make Creamy Lemon-Pepper Orzo with Grilled Chicken:
  1. whisk together the yogurt, 2 teasoons of the oil, garlic,lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper in a medium bowl until well combined.
  2. bring a pot of water to boil and preheat an outdoor or indoor grill to medium heat.
  3. rub the chicken thighs with remaining oil and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
  4. grill until nicely marked and cooked through, 10 to 12 min. per side.
  5. transfer to a cutting board and let stand for 5 min
  6. add Orzo to boiling water and cook according to package directions for al dente, stirring the peas in the last min. of cooking.
  7. drain the Orzo and peas, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
  8. stir the Orzo and peas into the yogurt mixture, along with the goat cheese, 3 tablespoons of fresh herbs and at least 3/4 cup of cooking liquid until wel combined.
  9. transfer to a serving platter
  10. thinly slich chicken and arrange on top of the Orzo, sprinkle with lemon zest and remaining fresh herbs and serve

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