Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, lemon garlic basil orzo with grilled chicken. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Paired with a zesty bright lemon sauce, plenty of garlic, basil, and tender chicken to create a ridiculously fantastic meal. If you love fresh herbs, feel free to add a pinch of freshly chopped parsley, oregano, or chives to your finished dish. I started making this Grilled Chicken and Lemon Orzo Salad early this past spring, while our girls were still in school.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have lemon garlic basil orzo with grilled chicken using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon Garlic Basil Orzo with Grilled Chicken:
- Make ready 3 cups cooked orzo(1 1/2 cups uncooked)
- Prepare .75 oz fresh basil fine chopped (reserve 3tbsp for service)
- Make ready 2 large garlic cloves minced
- Get Zest of 1 large lemon
- Make ready 1 lemon
- Make ready 1/2 cup peas
- Get Salt
- Make ready 5 tbsp unsalted butter lemonade pepper season
- Get 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Garlic - a nice nutty flavor that gives. The lemon and basil brighten the dish making it perfect for a spring gathering. Add cooked shrimp or chicken for a hearty lunch or light supper. This lemon orzo pasta salad is easily customizable and lends itself to substitutions or additions.
Steps 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.
My mantra has always been that summer recipes like Omit the chicken. I used a rotisserie chicken for this recipe, but you can definitely quickly cook some chicken if you have some (try pan frying it with. Grilled Lemon-Basil Pork Chops with Lemon-Basil Orzo. Prepare a grill to medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Remove pork from marinade; discard marinade.
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