Lemon Chicken Orzo is a great recipe that everyone in the family will love! Â If someone doesn’t like green beans, they’ll be able to pick them out!
The lemon is light but flavorful and the orzo is the perfect addition to this dish! Â This Lemon Chicken Orzo works well with garlic bread and is great as leftovers the next day!
Lemon Chicken Orzo is a flavorful recipe that can be completed and ready to eat in about 30 minutes!
Lemony Chicken & Orzo
Author: Reasons To Skip The Housework
Recipe type: Dinner
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Serves: 4
This chicken casserole is easy to make and can be ready within 30 minutes - with things you probably already have on hand!
Ingredients
- 1 lb. chicken breasts
- ½ tsp. each salt & black pepper
- 1 can {14.5. oz.} chicken broth
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
- 2 tsp. honey
- 2½ TB. low-fat sour cream
- ¾ cup orzo
- 8 oz. green beans, cut into 1 -inch pieces
Instructions
- Cut chicken into 1 inch cubes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Pour broth and lemon juice into a large pot; bring to a boil and add chicken.
- Cover and reduce heat to medium.
- Cook for 9 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
- Remove chicken from pot; set aside. Increase heat to high and cook sauce for 5 minutes.
- Stir in remaining ¼ tsp. salt and pepper.
- Whisk in honey and sour cream.
- Add 2 cups water to pot and bring to a boil.
- Add orzo and cook for 10 minutes or until pasta is tender and most liquid has been absorbed.
- Add green beans to pot for final 4 minutes of cook time.
- Stir chicken back into the pot and serve!
This looks SO delicious!! I love easy chicken recipes especially with refreshing lemon! 🙂
I’m the same way! I tend to always revert to chicken recipes because they’re so easy and delicious!