Greek Lemon Chicken Orzo

Name: Greek Lemon Chicken Orzo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 6 bone-in chicken thighs; 1 ½ cups orzo pasta; 3 cups chicken broth; 1 cup baby spinach; 1 lemon, sliced; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tsp oregano; ½ cup feta, crumbled; 2 tbsp olive oil; salt to taste

One-pot wonder — chicken thighs braised over orzo with lemon, spinach, and feta in a Greek-inspired broth.

Total time

40 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mediterranean

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Ingredients

6bone-in chicken thighs

1 ½ cupsorzo pasta

3 cupschicken broth

1 cupbaby spinach

1lemon, sliced

4 clovesgarlic

1 tsporegano

½ cupfeta, crumbled

2 tbspolive oil

saltto taste

Instructions

Season chicken; sear in oil until golden. Remove.

Sauté garlic; add orzo and toast 1 minute.

Pour in broth; nestle chicken on top with lemon slices.

Cover; simmer 20 minutes until orzo absorbs liquid and chicken is cooked.

Stir in spinach; top with feta.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

297

Protein

20.9g

Fat

21g

Carbs

Fiber

Sodium

1287mg

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