Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, lemon garlic basil orzo with grilled chicken. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have lemon garlic basil orzo with grilled chicken using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Lemon Garlic Basil Orzo with Grilled Chicken:

1. Prepare cooked orzo(1 1/2 cups uncooked)
2. Get fresh basil fine chopped (reserve 3tbsp for service)
3. Take large garlic cloves minced
4. Prepare Zest of 1 large lemon
5. Take lemon
6. Get peas
7. Prepare Salt
8. Take unsalted butter lemonade pepper season
9. Prepare boneless skinless chicken breasts

How to make lemon chicken with orzo. How to cook orzo pasta: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add the pasta. Let's walk through how to whip up this tasty one pot Greek chicken and creamy orzo recipe. First make the marinade by whisking together the Greek yogurt, oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, and dried oregano.

Steps to make Lemon Garlic Basil Orzo with Grilled Chicken:

1. Salt your water and boil the orzo until aldente, strain and rinse to stop the cooking.
2. Add 2 tbsp of butter to a pan a cook the garlic until fragrant. Add juice of half a lemon and cook for an additional few minutes
3. Add 3 tbsp of butter until the sauce thickens
4. Add the pasta and the peas and a couple pinches of salt and heat through. Add the basil for a few minutes followed by Parmesan cheese, up to you how much. Taste for salt or additional lemon juice and serve with lemon pepper chicken. Finish with some fresh basil if you have it.

Combine lemon peel, lemon juice, garlic, salt, oil and basil in a blender or food processor. Make garlic herb marinade: In a medium mixing bowl whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, basil, parsley, oregano, rosemary, thyme, and garlic. Next add the broth and cream and season with salt and pepper. Bring everything to a boil stirring the pan well and then place the chicken thighs over the orzo along with the lemon slices. Thinly slice the chicken and arrange it on top of the orzo.

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