Lemon Parmigiano Orzo with Chicken

I like to use my stove as little as possible in the summer and since you can whip this up in under 30 minutes, it’s perfect for those scorching hot summer days. Not to mention, it’s packed full of flavor and fresh summer ingredients.

Ingredients

1 pound of orzo pasta

2 pounds of chicken breast or chicken tenders

juice from 1/2 lemon

1 cup white wine

2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil

2 gloves of garlic

1/2 onion diced

4 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 cup grated parmigiano

Salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste

Directions

Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook your orzo according to package instructions

Add your chicken to a bowl and coat with salt, pepper and garlic powder

While the pasta is cooking put your chicken to cook in a pan with some oil. If you are making it with pre-cut chicken tenders cook for 4-5 minutes on each side. If cooking chicken breast, fillet it in half and cut into 1-inch strips and cook for 4-5 minutes on each side

Drain your pasta and add it to a bowl and toss with some olive oil and parmigiano

When the chicken is fully cooked remove it from the pan and place it on a dish on the side

Add garlic, onion, wine and lemon juice to the pan and allow it to simmer for a couple of minutes. Cook until the garlic begins to brown and the onion becomes translucent

Cut your chicken into bite sized pieces and mix it in with the orzo

Add the juice from the pant to the chicken and orzo and toss

Garnish with fresh chopped basil and some more parmigiano

Buon appetito!