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Skillet Italian Chicken with Orzo

By Kathi & Rachel

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I’ve noticed a re surge of the one pan dinner lately. Love the idea! Great for weeknight and a bit healther than the Hamburger Helper  I remember as a child…but boy, did I love the Cheeseburger version!

I love the idea of everything in one pan and bam, your dinner is done!  What I don’t like is when the recipe asks you to cook the pasta, rice, chicken or other ingredients in a separate pan and then add them to the skillet.  Wouldnt’ that make it a 2 Skillet dinner?

So off I went to my usual resources looking for the perfect recipe.  It had to include several criteria:
1.) Must be able to cook entire recipe in one pan.
2.) Must include chicken (cause that’s what I had in my fridge).
3.) Must be able to use ingredients that are easy to obtain and usually on hand.

I dug into my plethora of recipe sights, blogs and even my old Time Life Magazine cookbooks but came up empty handed.  What to do? I know!  I’ll pour some wine and ponder…something wonderful always happens when I ponder and drink red wine.  It’s my go too problem solver!

At last, I found an old issue of  Cooks Country magazine and there, it was.  Not only did it fit all my criteria, it was Italian!  If you follow this blog, you know I’m a sucker for all Italian food.

 

Skillet Italian Chicken with Orzo
3.75 from 4 votes
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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 

An easy to make skillet dish that your whole family will love!

Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 6
: 395 kcal
: Kathi & Rachel
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 pounds of boneless chicken thighs or breasts -about 6 thighs or 4 breasts. I used thighs for this recipe but either will work.
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 cup orzo find this in the pasta aisle
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 ounce can petite diced tomatoes 14.5
  • 1 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth
  • Optional: chopped fresh basil
Instructions
  1. Pat chicken dry and rub with oregano, pepper flakes, sprinkle of salt and pepper. Set aside.
  2. Heat large nonstick skillet on medium high heat and toast orzo until lightly browned; transfer to bowl.
  3. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in empty skillet until shimmering. Cook chicken until lightly browned on both sides, about 3 minutes per side; transfer to plate
  4. Add garlic 1 tablespoon oil to empty skillet and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  5. Add tomatoes, broth and toasted orzo and bring to boil.
  6. Return chicken, along with any accumulated juices, to skillet and cook, covered, over medium low heat until chicken is cooked through and orzo is tender, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with basil and serve.
Nutrition Facts
Skillet Italian Chicken with Orzo
Amount Per Serving
Calories 395 Calories from Fat 216
% Daily Value*
Fat 24g37%
Saturated Fat 5g25%
Cholesterol 111mg37%
Sodium 108mg5%
Potassium 344mg10%
Carbohydrates 20g7%
Protein 22g44%
Vitamin A 115IU2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg1%
Calcium 25mg3%
Iron 1.3mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  1. Theresa Turner says

    December 21, 2017 at 3:07 pm

    What would happen if I eliminate the orzo. Slould I cut back on the broth

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    • Kathi @ LaughingSpatula.com says

      December 21, 2017 at 3:35 pm

      Hi Theresa, Yes, I’d cut it back to about a 1/3 to 1/2 cup.

      Reply
  2. Barbara Quinn says

    November 2, 2017 at 8:13 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve made this recipe so many times, finally remembered to come say thank you! My husband would eat this dish 5x a week if I made it that often. Very versatile, can play with the ingredients how you want, but the recipe is perfect in the original form. Thanks for sharing it with is!

    Reply
    • Kathi @ LaughingSpatula.com says

      November 2, 2017 at 10:58 pm

      Thank you Barbara! Oh my gosh that makes me so happy and I truly appreciate you taking the time to send a note! Have a great evening!

      Reply
  3. Amanda says

    May 19, 2015 at 7:37 am

    5 stars
    I have made this a few times now and it always comes out perfect and is husband-approved. My only change is I add in chopped white button mushrooms (after the garlic but before the tomatoes, stock etc). It is my go-to when I feel like comfort food and I almost always have all the ingredients on hand.

    Reply
    • Kathi Kirk says

      May 19, 2015 at 1:28 pm

      Hi Amanda,
      Love the idea of mushrooms…the more veggies the better! I still make this dish about once a month and we eat it for days. Love the lightness of the orzo opposed to a heavier pasta or rice.
      Thanks for you note!
      Kathi

      Reply
  4. Angela says

    January 30, 2015 at 4:57 pm

    I cannot rate this dish, since I haven’t yet made it, but what a lovely & delicious-sounding dish it is, and it’s so very easy to prepare! The only ingredient which I need in order to make this dish is Orzo, so I’ll buy some tomorrow when I do my grocery shopping. I checked out some other recipes on your blog and I liked them, so I’m signing-up to receive your recipes in my in-box. “One-Pot Meals”‘ seem to be very popular lately, and I truly love them! In most cases, all you’d need to serve with them would be a nice Green Salad, and perhaps some Garlic Bread or Biscuits. Everyone is busy nowadays, so ‘one-dish meals’ really rock! My new “Chicken Fryer Skillet” (a deep frying pan) is getting quite a work-out lately!

    Reply
  5. val says

    August 26, 2014 at 11:07 pm

    5 stars
    I made t this last night for dinner. My family literally kicked the pan clean! Most excellent

    Reply
    • Kathi Kirk says

      August 27, 2014 at 12:58 am

      Oh I love comments like this! So now…that you are all into LaughingSpatula and stuff 🙂 Try the Italian Chicken Bake and the Southwest Chicken bake…both really easy and family friendly!
      Thank you!
      Kathi

      Reply

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