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Blackened Chicken with Creamy Lemon Orzo
High protein & only took about 30 minutes!
- Total
- 30 min
Ingredients
- 2 lb chicken breast
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 cup orzo
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 2 shallots (chopped)
- 3 gloves garlic (minced)
- 1 lemon juice
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (fresh)
- Splash coconut milk
- spinach
- salt
- pepper
Directions
- 1
In a bowl, season your chicken with olive oil, salt, pepper, basil, oregano, and paprika.
- 2
Grill chicken for 4 minutes per side or until chicken is cooked through.
- 3
On a big pan over medium heat, toast orzo for a few minutes.
- 4
Add chicken broth, shallots and garlic.
- 5
Let simmer for 12ish minutes until orzo is al dente.
- 6
Add lemon juice, parm, spinach, splash of coconut milk, s&p, and stir well.
- 7
Let simmer for another minute or two.
- 8
Plate your chicken and orzo topped with more parm and lemon juice!
- 9
If you do not have a grill you can cook chicken in the oven or on the stove.