Step-by-Step Guide to Make Favorite Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta

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How to Make Slow-Cooker Mediterranean Chicken & Orzo. An orzo pasta salad with chicken, feta cheese, olives, and grape tomatoes is served in pretty red bell pepper cups and garnished with leaves of fresh oregano. In a large bowl, stir together the cooked orzo, tomatoes, olives, feta cheese, and chicken breast meat until thoroughly combined. Top with more feta and parsley and serve as a main dish salad or with grilled chicken, fish or burgers!

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. 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:

1. Prepare 3/4 cup Uncooked Orzo Pasta
2. Make ready 1 medium cucumber, chopped
3. Get 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley. (OR 1 T. of dried parsley)
4. Make ready 2 tbsp lemon juice
5. Make ready 1 tbsp olive oil
6. Make ready 1 tsp salt
7. Make ready 1/4 tsp pepper
8. Prepare 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
9. Take 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1 inch pieces OR store bought, already cooked and diced, chicken.

You can swap it for any other small pasta, pearled barley, or quinoa. How to make Mediterranean Chicken and Orzo Salad: Cook pasta according to package instructions. In a small bowl, combine olive oil, vinegar, mustard In a large bowl, mix together tomatoes, olives, cucumber, chicken, orzo, and dressing. If you've never had orzo before then don't be fooled - it might look like rice, but orzo is actually pasta!

Steps to make Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta:

1. Cook the Orzo pasta according to the box's directions.
2. Meanwhile, cook the chicken until no longer pink. (I poach my chicken)
3. 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.
4. Dice the chicken into 1 inch pieces.
5. Skin and cut the cucumber.
6. In a large bowl, combine the cucumber, parsley, and chicken.
7. After draining the Orzo pasta, stir it into the chicken mixture.
8. In another small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper. Then pour over the chicken mixture.
9. Toss to coat.
10. Just before serving, sprinkle with feta cheese.
11. Can be served warm or cold. If choosing to serve cold, chill the meal for at least 30 minutes. (I prefer cold)
12. 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

In a small bowl, combine olive oil, vinegar, mustard In a large bowl, mix together tomatoes, olives, cucumber, chicken, orzo, and dressing. If you've never had orzo before then don't be fooled - it might look like rice, but orzo is actually pasta! We absolutely love it and it makes a really nice change to pastas like penne or fusilli. This recipe for Mediterranean chicken is chicken thighs, olives, roasted peppers and orzo, all cooked in a single pan. An easy and healthy dinner option with minimal clean up at the end of the night!

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