Greek Chicken Orzo Bake Food

ONE POT CHICKEN RISONI

Steps:

• Combine Marinated Chicken ingredients in a bowl and set aside for marinate for 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large, deep skillet or dutch oven over high heat.
• Cook chicken until lightly browned but still pink inside. Remove from skillet.
• Turn heat down to medium high.
• Add 1 tbsp olive oil, garlic and onion. Saute for 1 minute, then add zucchini and bell peppers/capsicum. Cook for 2 minutes.
• Add oregano, chicken broth, canned tomato and tomato paste. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Mix, then add orzo / risoni. Mix, then top with chicken.
• Bring to a simmer, scatter over cherry tomatoes then transfer to the oven.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until orzo/risoni is just cooked - tender but still firm. (Note 1)
• Remove from oven, drizzle with juice of remaining 1/2 lemon. Garnish with feta and fresh oregano leaves, if desired, then serve.

GREEK LEMON CHICKEN AND ORZO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the orzo: Whisk together the stock, butter, salt, cornstarch, dill, lemon zest and juice and garlic in a bowl. Mix in the orzo.
• For the chicken: In a separate bowl, mix together the coriander, salt and pepper. Coat the chicken all over with the seasoning.
• Pour the stock/orzo mixture into a glass 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Add the chicken breasts, laying them at an angle so all but the tops of the breasts are submerged. Shingle the lemon slices in between the chicken breasts.
• Bake, uncovered, until the chicken registers an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, 35 to 40 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes. Top with the chopped parsley before serving.

GREEK CHICKEN ORZO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and lightly coat a large casserole dish with a cooking oil spray
• Add the orzo, diced tomatoes, 6 oz feta, spinach, oregano and lemon juice and stir to combine. Pour the chicken broth into the orzo mixture
• In a bowl, mix the diced chicken with the Greek seasoning ingredients and oil until the chicken pieces are evenly coated
• Place the chicken over the orzo, do not stir. Cover the casserole dish and then bake for 1 hour.
• Uncover, and sprinkle the lemon zest and remaining 6 oz of cheese over the top and bake for an additional 5 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and feta looks baked
• Garnish with your preference of fresh herbs, such as chopped parsley, basil, oregano or dill

GREEK ORZO CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the chicken, carrots, broth, lemon juice, garlic, oregano and salt. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until chicken is tender., Stir in the orzo, olives and raisins. Cover and cook 30 minutes longer or until pasta is tender. Sprinkle with parsley and feta cheese.

GREEK CHICKEN ORZO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix tomatoes, spinach, about half of the cheese, the olive oil and oregano; stir in cooked pasta. Spoon mixture into baking dish. Drizzle broth over pasta mixture. In same bowl, mix chicken and seasoning until well coated. Place chicken pieces over orzo mixture; cover with foil.
• Bake 45 minutes; remove foil, top with remaining cheese. Bake 4 to 5 minutes longer or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Top with grated lemon peel and green onions.

GREEK CHICKEN WITH ORZO

Steps:

• Crush one clove of garlic and mix with half the oregano and half the olive oil, rub well into the chicken thighs, leave for at least two hours.
• Roast the red peppers in a 200°C oven for about 30-40 minutes until the skin is blackened. Leave to cool for a few minutes and remove skin. Slice into 1cm thick strips.
• Toss the eggplant with remaining olive oil. I like to cook this on the George Foreman grill for 3-5 minutes, as it adds a bit of a smoky flavour, but if you prefer, fry in a pan for 5 mins or so tossing occasionally until cooked.
• Remove the chicken from the oil and garlic mixture, making sure you knock the bits of garlic off, as these will burn. Fry the chicken in a dry pan skin side down for about 5 minutes, turn over and cook for another 3-5 minutes until lightly browned.
• Remove chicken from the pan and cook onion in the chicken fat for approx 3 mins until lightly brown. Add remaining garlic for last 30 seconds.
• Add red wine to pan and bring to boil. Reduce heat and add tomatoes, puree, fennel seeds, oregano, red pepper and eggplant. Cook for about 5 minutes until the tomato is soft. Stir in Orzo, half the water and the black olives.
• Place in a casserole dish, put chicken on top. Spoon over some of the liquid, making sure all the pasta is submerged. Put lid on casserole and bake in 180°C oven for about 30-40 minutes until chicken and pasta are cooked, and there is only a little remaining liquid.
• Pour yourself a glass of wine while you wait for the chicken, but do check the casserole every 10 minutes or so, and top up the water if it's looking dry.
• I prefer to skin the chicken before serving, but it's up to you. Sprinkle lemon zest and feta over pasta and serve with another glass of wine.

BAKED CHICKEN AND GARLIC ORZO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray.
• Heat over high heat until hot.
• Add chicken breast halves.
• Brown meat side down, 1 to 2 minutes or until lightly browned; set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium-high; add wine.
• Stir with a flat spatula, scraping brown bits from bottom of pan.
• Cook 30 seconds or until slightly reduced; set aside.
• Spray 9-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Add pasta, onions, garlic, parsley, oregano, chicken broth, water and wine mixture; stir.
• Place chicken breasts on top.
• Sprinkle lightly with paprika and lemon pepper.
• Bake, uncovered, 1 hour and 10 minutes.
• Remove chicken.
• Add salt and olive oil to baking pan; mix well.
• Place chicken on top.
• Serve.

QUICK GREEK SPINACH AND CHICKEN ORZO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot (needs to be quite large because you will need to have room to mix once you add the bulky spinach) of water to boil with the bouillon cubes. Add orzo and cook according to directions on box (approximately 10 minutes). Drain and return to pot.
• Stir in all other ingredients and cook over medium heat for about 2 to 3 more minutes to heat everything through.
• NOTE: If you want to use only the white meat chicken in this dish (which is what I have to do for my family) and your chickens are small, you may want to purchase two rotisserie chickens to guarantee that you'll have enough meat. Reserve the dark meat for another use. Serve warm, at room temp, or cold.

GREEK CHICKEN AND ORZO - KOTA MANESTRA

Steps:

• In large pot, saute onion in olive oil until translucent.
• Add chicken and brown on all sides.
• Add garlic and sauté 30 seconds.
• Add tomato paste, water, salt and pepper.
• Simmer 30 minutes, covered.
• Add orzo and stir regularly until orzo is tender.
• Serve sprinkled with parsley and lemon wedges on the side.

GREEK ORZO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Cook Orzo until al dente.
• While the orzo is cooking, sauté onion and garlic until softened.
• Stir in tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Turn off heat.
• Add the olives, oregano and basil to the pan and mix well.
• Add the drained orzo, crumbled feta cheese, olive oil and stir.
• Add salt and pepper to taste (keep in mind the olives are pretty salty, so you don't need to add much).
• Transfer to an oven-proof covered baking dish and bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
• Remove, serve and enjoy!

GREEK CHICKEN AND ORZO

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat broth, onion and oregano to a boil.
• Add the Orzo, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the chicken and cook 6 minutes longer or until chicken and pasta are cooked.
• Stir in the spinach, and heat just until the spinach wilts.
• Remove from heat and top with cheese.
• Serve immediately.