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Greek Lemon Chicken Orzo

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Greek Lemon Chicken Orzo

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
comfortchickenone-pot

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

1

Season chicken; sear in oil until golden. Remove.

2

Sauté garlic; add orzo and toast 1 minute.

3

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

4

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

5

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
8g
Fiber
2g
Sodium
1287mg

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