Creamy Tuscan Chicken Orzo

Name: Creamy Tuscan Chicken Orzo
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 small shallot, finely diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped; 1 1/2 cups orzo; 1/2 cup dry white wine; 3 cups chicken stock, warmed; 1/3 cup heavy cream; 1/2 cup parmesan, finely grated (plus more to finish); 3 cups baby spinach; 1 lemon, zest only; 1 tsp dried oregano; to taste sea salt and black pepper

Serves 4
40 min

Pan-seared chicken folded into toasted orzo, sun-dried tomatoes, and cream. A heavier cousin of the meatless Tuscan Orzo, built for a colder day.

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbsboneless skinless chicken breasts
3 tbspolive oil
2 tbspunsalted butter
1 smallshallot, finely diced
4 clovesgarlic, minced
1/3 cupsun-dried tomatoes, chopped
1 1/2 cupsorzo
1/2 cupdry white wine
3 cupschicken stock, warmed
1/3 cupheavy cream
1/2 cupparmesan, finely grated plus more to finish
3 cupsbaby spinach
1lemon, zest only
1 tspdried oregano
to tastesea salt and black pepper

Steps

01
Season chicken with salt, pepper, and oregano. Sear in olive oil until golden. Remove and slice.
02
Soften shallot and garlic in butter. Add sun-dried tomatoes.
03
Toast orzo briefly. Deglaze with white wine.
04
Add stock and simmer until orzo is tender.
05
Stir in cream, parmesan, spinach, and lemon zest.
06
Return sliced chicken to the pan to warm through.

By JORDAN HESS