Garlic Chicken Orzo

I have a new favorite ingredient for my recipes: orzo! Don't know what it is? It's like pasta and rice, mixed into one little grain of happiness. Okay, that's a little dramatic. But seriously, orzo is so easy to cook with, and it gives such a good texture and flavor to our dinner. So naturally when we found this garlic chicken orzo we had to try it, and I'm telling you now - it was delicious! I'm not even ashamed to admit that we polished off the entire pan... just the two of us.

Garlic Chicken Orzo
4 SERVINGS 
PREP: 15 minutes           COOK: 15 minutes            READY IN: 30 minutes

SIMPLE	HEALTHY	YUM

INGREDIENTS

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• 1 cup uncooked orzo pasta
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 2 chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 2 cups fresh spinach leaves
• Grated parmesan (for topping)
• Salt and pepper (for topping)

DIRECTIONS

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1. Cook orzo in large pot for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente. Drain.
2. Pour olive oil in medium-high heat skillet. Add garlic and red pepper and cook for 1 minute, or until garlic is golden brown.
3. Add chicken to skillet. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until chicken is cooked.
4. Reduce heat to medium, and add parsley and cooked orzo to chicken mixture. Then add spinach. 
5. Cook for 5 additional minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Serve with parmesan cheese.

NUTRITION FACTS

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    1 cup serving    462 calories   17.5 g fat   33.2 g carbs    43.7 g protein   

Enjoy!
Recipe adapted from Allrecipes.