Lemon Chicken Parmesan Orzo
Lemon Chicken Parmesan Orzo
Ingredients
- 600 g chicken, breasts
- 200 g orzo
- 1 tablespoon lazy garlic
- 300 ml chicken stock
- 250 ml single cream
- 1 lemon, squeezed
- 1 handful spinach
- 60 g mozzarella cheese, grated
- 80 g Parmesan cheese, grated
- as needed salt
- as needed pepper
- as needed Italian seasoning
- as needed paprika
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 180°C.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 180
- 2
In a baking dish, combine the orzo, chicken stock, single cream, and lazy garlic. Stir well to combine.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
Add the spinach to the baking dish and season the mixture with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Stir again to distribute the spinach and seasonings.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Place the chicken breasts on top of the orzo mixture in the baking dish.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Season the chicken breasts generously with salt, pepper, and paprika.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
⏱️ 40 min•🌡️ 180
- 7
Remove the dish from the oven. Add 1 tablespoon of grated Parmesan cheese to the top of each chicken breast and sprinkle the grated mozzarella cheese over the entire dish.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
Return the uncovered dish to the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the chicken is cooked through.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 180
- 9
Carefully remove the dish from the oven. Squeeze the fresh lemon juice over the entire dish before serving.
⏱️ 2 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Lemon Chicken Parmesan Orzo
- 600 g chicken, breasts
- 200 g orzo
- 1 tablespoon lazy garlic
- 300 ml chicken stock
- 250 ml single cream
- 1 lemon, squeezed
- 1 handful spinach
- 60 g mozzarella cheese, grated
- 80 g Parmesan cheese, grated
- as needed salt
- as needed pepper
- as needed Italian seasoning
- as needed paprika
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 180°C.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 180 - 2
In a baking dish, combine the orzo, chicken stock, single cream, and lazy garlic. Stir well to combine.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Add the spinach to the baking dish and season the mixture with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Stir again to distribute the spinach and seasonings.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Place the chicken breasts on top of the orzo mixture in the baking dish.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Season the chicken breasts generously with salt, pepper, and paprika.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
⏱️ 40 min•🌡️ 180 - 7
Remove the dish from the oven. Add 1 tablespoon of grated Parmesan cheese to the top of each chicken breast and sprinkle the grated mozzarella cheese over the entire dish.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
Return the uncovered dish to the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the chicken is cooked through.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 180 - 9
Carefully remove the dish from the oven. Squeeze the fresh lemon juice over the entire dish before serving.
⏱️ 2 min