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Creamy Chicken Orzo with Peas & Spinach
Ingredients
  • ½ cup frozen baby peas
  • ½ cup frozen spinach (1 frozen ball or equivalent amount)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ large onion, finely diced (½ cup chopped)
  • 1 small carrot, finely diced (½ cup diced)
  • 1 celery rib, finely diced (½ cup diced)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 large cloves of garlic, finely diced or minced
  • Zest of ½ lemon
  • 1 breast of cooked chicken (rotisserie or roast thicken), diced (about 1.5 cups of meat)
  • 4 sprigs of fresh thyme (½ tsp dried thyme)
  • ⅓ cup of white wine
  • 1.5 cups uncooked orzo/ risoni
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 3 ¼ cups chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese (loosely packed)
  • ¼ cup thickened/heavy cream (optional, I used it but can be without)
  • Basil or parsley to garnish
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