Steps to Make Homemade Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, mediterranean orzo chicken pasta. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta is something which I have loved my entire life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Mediterranean Orzo Chicken Pasta:

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

Instructions 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

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