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Orzo is quite possibly the most adorably fun pasta there ever was. Not to mention, it's super fun to eat. Paired with a zesty bright lemon sauce, plenty of garlic, basil, and tender chicken to create a ridiculously Grilled or sautéed shrimp would work beautifully in this dish, in place of chicken.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook lemon garlic basil orzo with grilled chicken using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon Garlic Basil Orzo with Grilled Chicken:
- Get 3 cups cooked orzo(1 1/2 cups uncooked)
- Get .75 oz fresh basil fine chopped (reserve 3tbsp for service)
- Prepare 2 large garlic cloves minced
- Take Zest of 1 large lemon
- Make ready 1 lemon
- Prepare 1/2 cup peas
- Prepare Salt
- Get 5 tbsp unsalted butter lemonade pepper season
- Take 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Also added a generous grating of lemon zest which made it ever so fresh. While orzo cooks, heat oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in peas, Parmesan, fresh basil, lemon zest, heavy cream, and lemon juice. Season the orzo with salt and pepper, to taste, and serve.
Instructions to make Lemon Garlic Basil Orzo with Grilled Chicken:
- Salt your water and boil the orzo until aldente, strain and rinse to stop the cooking.
- Add 2 tbsp of butter to a pan a cook the garlic until fragrant. Add juice of half a lemon and cook for an additional few minutes
- Add 3 tbsp of butter until the sauce thickens
- Add the pasta and the peas and a couple pinches of salt and heat through. Add the basil for a few minutes followed by Parmesan cheese, up to you how much. Taste for salt or additional lemon juice and serve with lemon pepper chicken. Finish with some fresh basil if you have it.
I'm telling you, this recipe is delicious! Try this tender, marinated and grilled chicken breast over penne pasta with a garlic lemon and basil cream sauce. Two grilled lemon halves are juiced and zested for the lemon orzo in this recipe. We had it last night and it was really good. I substituted julienned zucchini for the peppers and used fresh basil, but made no other changes.
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