Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, creamy lemon-pepper orzo with grilled chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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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. Directions for: Creamy Lemon-Pepper Orzo with Grilled Chicken.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook creamy lemon-pepper orzo with grilled chicken using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Lemon-Pepper Orzo with Grilled Chicken:
- Take 1/4 cup plain fat free Greek yogurt, at room temp.
- Prepare 1 large clove garlic, minced
- Prepare 1 juice and zest of one lemon
- Take 3 boneless & skinless chicken thighs
- Make ready 1 cup whole wheat or other whole grain Orzo
- Take 1 cup frozen petite peas, thawed and patted dry
- Get 2 oz finely crumbled Goat cheese, at room temp.
- Prepare 4 tbsp chopped fresh herbs, such as basil and tarragon
- Make ready 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Get 1 kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
And this Lemon Pepper Chicken with Orzo is the perfect example. 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!
Steps to make Creamy Lemon-Pepper Orzo with Grilled Chicken:
- 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.
- bring a pot of water to boil and preheat an outdoor or indoor grill to medium heat.
- rub the chicken thighs with remaining oil and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- grill until nicely marked and cooked through, 10 to 12 min. per side.
- transfer to a cutting board and let stand for 5 min
- add Orzo to boiling water and cook according to package directions for al dente, stirring the peas in the last min. of cooking.
- drain the Orzo and peas, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
- 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.
- transfer to a serving platter
- thinly slich chicken and arrange on top of the Orzo, sprinkle with lemon zest and remaining fresh herbs and serve
Dredge cutlets in cornstarch and season with salt/pepper. Pan fry to brown to both sides. Here's a dish that's light and summery but still filling. My kids love all the veggies.for real! I'm not a huge fan of lemon pepper chicken but this was excellent.
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