Garlic Chicken with Orzo Noodles

Name: Garlic Chicken with Orzo Noodles
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: pasta, orzo; olive oil; garlic; sweet red bell peppers; chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless; salt; parsley leaves; parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated

Submitted by happyzhangbo

This is a quick and easy recipe, I have made it several times, always very great, a good keeper.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

15 min

READY

25 min

Ingredients

CUP ORZO PASTA *

TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL

CLOVES GARLIC

TEASPOON SWEET RED BELL PEPPERS
crushed

EACH CHICKEN BREAST HALVES, BONELESS, SKINLESS
cut into bite-size pieces

X SALT
to taste *

TABLESPOON PARSLEY LEAVES
chopped fresh

X PARMESAN CHEESE
for topping *

Directions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

Add orzo pasta, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.

Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, and cook the garlic and red pepper 1 minute, until garlic is golden brown. Stir in chicken, season with salt, and cook 2 to 5 minutes, until lightly browned and juices run clear.

Reduce heat to medium, and mix in the parsley and cooked orzo.

Place spinach in the skillet.

Continue cooking 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until spinach is wilted.

Serve topped with Parmesan cheese.