Italian Style Chicken Livers With Orzo Food

ITALIAN STYLE CHICKEN LIVERS WITH ORZO

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• Drain and set aside.
• In a skillet, heat olive oil.
• Add onion and garlic and cook until soft.
• Add chicken livers in a single layer and saute until firm, about 10 minutes, turning once.
• Add wine and seasonings.
• Cover and simmer on LOW heat about 5-10 minutes, or until livers are no longer pink inside.
• Uncover and continue to simmer until wine is reduced by half.
• Toss with pasta, warm through, and serve immediately with parmesan cheese if desired.
• (NOTE) This recipe just evolved, and I usually do not measure, so proportions are approximate.
• Add more or less wine if desired, and if it seems like too much pasta, then don't add it all.
• I'd taste it first before you add the cheese.
• You might like it without.

CREAMY ITALIAN CHICKEN & ORZO SKILLET

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese spread, milk and seasonings until blended.
• Cook chicken and zucchini in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 6 to 7 min. or until chicken is done, stirring frequently. Add cream cheese mixture and tomatoes; cook and stir 2 min. or until heated through.
• Serve over pasta.

ITALIAN INN FRIED CHICKEN LIVERS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Take the chicken livers you are preparing and dredge them in sifted salt, pepper, and flour. Shake off excess. Slice yellow onion in rings and add livers and onion slices to cast iron skillet. Fry until nicely browned and crisp. Then add Worcestershire sauce.
• This was the "secret" ingredient that set them apart from ordinary fried chicken livers. Fry them in olive oil, and be sure the oil and skillet are VERY hot before adding the livers and onions.

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN ORZO

Steps:

• In a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 11 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours or until chicken, pasta and vegetables are tender, adding orzo during the last 30 minutes of cooking.

GARLIC CHICKEN WITH ORZO NOODLES

Steps:

• 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.

CHICKEN AND ORZO SKILLET

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with garlic seasoning blend. In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, saute chicken and onion in oil until chicken is no longer pink, 5-6 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in the tomatoes, spinach, broth, orzo, Italian seasoning and, if desired, pepper flakes. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until orzo is tender and liquid is absorbed, 15-20 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with cheese.

CHICKEN LIVERS AND ONIONS, VENETIAN STYLE

Steps:

• Mix the raisins and vinegar together and set aside.
• Trim the livers of any membranes or connective tissue. Cut the pairs in half, making all the pieces as uniform as possible. Pat the livers dry on paper towels.
• Heat the oil in a large, heavy skillet. Add onions and saute slowly, over low heat, until golden and tender, about 20 minutes. Transfer onions to a bowl, draining as much of the oil as possible into skillet.
• Increase the heat to high, add the livers and cook them very quickly, moving them around in the oil, for three to five minutes until they begin to brown but are still pink inside. Season with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle with sage and wine and the raisins and vinegar. Reduce heat to low, return onions to pan, mix them in to reheat. Serve liver and onions moistened with the pan juices.