Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, mediterranean orzo chicken pasta. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

In the meantime chop the vegetables. This light and refreshing cold pasta salad is loaded with the flavors of the Mediterranean, and pairs well with grilled proteins, such as fish, pork, chicken or steak. If you make this in advance, reserve a bit of the dressing to add right before serving, as the pasta has a tendency to soak up the dressing as it sits over time.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have mediterranean orzo chicken pasta using 9 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta:

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

Add the spinach, chopped vegetables, and olives, then crumble half of the feta cheese over the pasta. Orzo pasta with chicken, olives and herbes de Provence has the bright flavors of Mediterranean cuisine. Cook orzo pasta according to package directions. Fold in chicken, sundried tomatoes, olives, basil, lemon juice, olive oil and Parmesan cheese.

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

Place the orzo, chickpeas, red and yellow tomatoes, olives, feta, parsley and onions in a large mixing bowl and pour the dressing over the top. Stir to combine and taste; add salt and pepper if. In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. In a small skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Place the orzo and all the other ingredients in a large mixing bowl and pour the dressing over the top.

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