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Chicken Orzo Skillet Recipe

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"As a busy homemaker with a home-based business, I try to make quick dinners that are healthy for my husband and two young children. I combined two recipes to come up with this family favorite," pens Kathleen Farrell of Rochester, New York.

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Chicken Orzo Skillet Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

10 20 30

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked orzo pasta
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) stewed tomatoes, cut up
1 can (15 ounces) white kidney or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1-1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 package (16 ounces) frozen broccoli florets, thawed

Directions

Cook orzo according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook chicken in 2 teaspoons oil for 6-7 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm.
In the same skillet, cook garlic in remaining oil for 1 minute or until tender. Stir in the tomatoes, beans, Italian seasoning and salt. Bring to a boil. Stir in broccoli and chicken; heat through. Drain orzo; stir into chicken mixture. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1-1/2 cups equals 342 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 42 mg cholesterol, 589 mg sodium, 49 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 25 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 3 vegetable, 2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Chicken Orzo Skillet in Light & Tasty August/September 2006, p57

Medium-Bodied Red Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied red wine such as Chianti, Sangiovese, Malbec or Zinfandel.

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Reviewed on Apr. 25, 2012 by diligentfrog

I made this about a month ago and our family really liked it. I used Italian seasoned tomatoes in place of the stewed tomatoes. This would also be great without the chicken for meatless dish alternative! Yum!

Reviewed on Jan. 14, 2012 by Ratlova30

I had really high hopes for the healthy dish especially because of the high reviews but this recipe turned out horribly bland. The end result was me having to fix up some sandwiches for the family and this meal went out to the chickens. Besides this needing salt and pepper it was missing something else that I just couldn't put my finger on.

Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2011 by lindsyanderson

This was SO delicious. But I used Italian Stewed Tomatoes for extra seasoning. LOVED it!

Reviewed on Mar. 22, 2011 by Pink Grandma

My family loved it and can't wait for me to fix it again!

Reviewed on Mar. 05, 2011 by nataliepooh

This was delicious, though I thought it could have used even more garlic. I used spinach instead of broccoli, and had some leftover mozzarella cheese that I sprinkled on at the end. Very easy and quick.

Reviewed on Feb. 27, 2011 by SueKinsman

Wonderful! It was slightly on the salty side for me, probably because of the canned stewed tomatoes, so next time I'll leave out the extra salt. Thanks!

Reviewed on Feb. 24, 2011 by ranissa

Will definitely make again. yummy.