One-Pot Lemon Herb Chicken and Orzo

Name: One-Pot Lemon Herb Chicken and Orzo
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 chicken thighs, bone-in; 1½ cups orzo; 1 onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic; 3 cups chicken broth; 1 cup white wine; zest and juice of 1 lemon; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp each thyme and oregano; fresh parsley to serve

One-pot chicken thighs with orzo, lemon, and herbs — weeknight magic. Toasting the orzo in the pan for a minute before any liquid goes in gives it a subtle nutty flavour and helps it hold its shape instead of turning gluey.

Total time

35 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

comforteasyone-pot

Ingredients

8chicken thighs, bone-in

1½ cupsorzo

1onion, diced

4 clovesgarlic

3 cupschicken broth

1 cupwhite wine

zest and juice of 1 lemon

2 tbspolive oil

1 tsp eachthyme and oregano

fresh parsleyto serve

Instructions

Brown chicken; remove.

Sauté onion and garlic; add orzo; toast 1 min.

Add broth, wine, lemon, and herbs.

Return chicken; cover and simmer 20 min until orzo is cooked.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

291

Protein

17.4g

Fat

Carbs

24.1g

Fiber

1.6g

Sodium

709mg

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