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Creamy Chicken Orzo with Mushrooms and Spinach
This one skillet meal is a quick and easy weeknight recipe. Chicken is seasoned and cooked in a skillet. Then the chicken is removed and mushrooms are cooked in the same skillet. Half of the mushrooms are removed from the skillet. Next uncooked orzo, chicken broth, garlic and spices are added to the skillet. Once the broth is boiling, the orzo is cooked until done then spinach and cream are added before adding the remaining mushrooms and chicken back to the skillet.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 lb chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Mushrooms
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 8 oz baby bella mushrooms or cremini
- Salt and pepper
Creamy Orzo
- 1 cup orzo uncooked
- 2 cups chicken broth or stock
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- ½ tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp salt
- 5 oz fresh spinach
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
Instructions
Chicken
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Season chicken with Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Add 2 tbsp olive oil to skillet on medium heat. Cook chicken 5 minutes per side. Remove chicken from skillet.
Mushrooms
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Add mushrooms to skillet, generously season with salt and pepper. Cook on medium heat for 2 minutes until browned and softened. Remove half of the mushrooms from the skillet, leave the remaining half in the skillet.
Orzo
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Add uncooked orzo, chicken broth, garlic, Italian seasoning, paprika and ¼ tsp salt to skillet with the mushrooms.
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Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer on medium-low heat and cook for 5 to 10 minutes, occasionally stirring to prevent the orzo from sticking to the bottom of the pan until the orzo is cooked through.
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Add fresh spinach during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
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Add ½ cup cream. Stir everything on low-medium heat – don’t boil. Season with salt and pepper.
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Stir in the remaining mushrooms. Return chicken to skillet. Reheat on low heat.