Best 5 Creamy Chicken Orzo Recipes

CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP WITH ORZO

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat oil. Add carrots, celery and onion. Cook over medium high heat until they are "al dente" (crispy tender) ~ about 5-7 minutes.
• Stir in orzo, chicken broth, spices and salt and pepper.
• Continue cooking and bring to a full boil for about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Continue cooking for another 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine milk and flour until smooth. Add to soup stirring constantly until mixture comes back to a boil and gets slightly thickened.(2-3 minutes).
• Add chicken and cook until heated through.
• *I prefer a thick soup, but you can add more milk to thin it out if that is your preference.

CHICKEN WITH CREAMY BUTTERNUT SQUASH ORZO

Steps:

• Peel and seed squash, then cut into 1/2 inch pieces. Mince garlic.
• Using meat pounder, pound thick part of chicken breast to 3/4 to 1 inch thickness. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken, skin side down, in cold 12 inch skillet, Cover and place over medium heat. Cook, without moving , unitl skin is golden brown, about 15 minutes. Continue to cook, covered, until skin is deep golden brown, rotating skillet halfway through cooking. Transfer to platter, tent with foil.
• While chicken cooks, melt butter in large sauce pan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about thirty seconds. Stir in orzo and cook for one minute. Add squash and broth, bring to boil, and cook, stirring often, until orzo and squash are both tender, about 15 minutes.
• While orzo is cooking grate parmesan (1 cup) mince three tablespoons chives and squeeze 1 teaspoon lemon juice.
• Off heat stir in babay spinach, nutmeg, parmesan, 2 tablespponsschives and lemon juice. Let sit unccovered for 5 minutes to thicken. Sprinkle renaining chives over chicken.

GREEK CHICKEN ROULADES WITH A WHITE WINE REDUCTION & CREAMY ORZO RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• DICE 6 olives; set aside. Process remaining 6 olives, bread crumbs, tomatoes, zest, garlic, and oregano in a food processor until minced. USING a meat mallet, pound chicken between plastic wrap to 1/4-inch thickness. Spread olive-tomato filling on chicken. Roll chicken; secure with toothpicks. SAUTE roulades in oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat until browned, 4 minutes. Remove roulades to a plate. Add onion to skillet and sauté 2 minutes. Add wine; cook until liquid reduced by half, 1-2 minutes. Add broth. Bring mixture to a boil; and diced olives and roulades. COVER skillet, reduce heat. Simmer roulades 10 minutes; remove roulades to a plate. Whisk together lemon juice and cornstarch; stir into sauce in skillet. Simmer 1 minute. Slice roulades, serve with sauce. CREAMY ORZO WITH FETA SUN-DRIED TOMATOES: BRING broth to a boil in a small saucepan; stir in orzo. Return liquid to a boil. Cook orzo, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is absorbed, 9 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat. STIR tomatoes and feta into orzo, mixing until feta melts slightly. Season orzo mixture with salt and pepper. Serve with chicken roulades.

CREAMY ITALIAN CHICKEN & ORZO SKILLET

Steps:

• COOK chicken and zucchini in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 6 to 7 minute or until chicken is done.
• ADD cooking creme and tomatoes; cook and stir 2 minute
• SERVE over pasta.
• Substitute: Substitute 2 cups frozen cut green beans for the zucchini.
• Nutrition Information Per 1-1/4 Cup Serving: 410 calories, 13g total fat, 7g saturated fat, 100mg cholesterol, 600mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate, 2g dietary fiber, 6g sugars, 34g protein, 20%DV vitamin A, 8%DV vitamin C, 10%DV calcium, 15%DV iron.

CREAMY CHICKEN ORZO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, saute the vegetables in olive oil for about 10 minutes, until vegetables are tender. Add the drained can of chicken and stir. Season the chicken and vegetables with salt and pepper. Stir. Increase the heat to medium-high and add the chicken broth plus 2 cans of warm water and stir. Allow the soup to simmer for 15 minutes then add the uncooked pasta and seasoning. Stir. Let the soup simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the condensed soup, stir until the broth is creamy and serve.