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15Minutes
550Calories
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Weeknight dinner doldrums? This Greek-inspired Lemon Chicken will snap you out of it. We’ve paired garlicky, lemony chicken with salty, herbaceous orzo to wake up your palate and get you through the week. This dish is easy enough for a weeknight but also elegant enough for weekend entertaining. And, as always, we use every possible bit of our ingredients, right down to the garlic paper and feta water. Waste not one scrap!
Ingredients
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4 SERVINGS
- 1 cup orzo (or more if desired)
- 7 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 0.25 oz. feta cheese (or more to taste)
- 1/2 cup feta water
- 7 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp. Aleppo chili powder
- 2 Tbsp. dried dill
- 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup white wine
- salt (staples)
- pepper (staples)
- olive oil (staples)
- 3 Tbsp. butter (staples)
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Directions
- Equipment: large pan for chicken, small pot for orzo, grater, strainer
- In your small pot, add water and season heavily with salt. Once the water is boiling, add the orzo to the pot.
- Place your large pan over high heat. Grab your chicken thighs and season both sides generously with salt and pepper. Drizzle the pan with olive oil and add 1 tablespoon of butter. Add the chicken thighs to the hot pan.
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550Calories
Sodium
Fat
Carbs
Fiber
Potassium
Calories550Calories from Fat190 |
% DAILY VALUE |
Total Fat21g32% |
Saturated Fat8g40% |
Trans Fat |
Cholesterol145mg48% |
Sodium500mg21% |
Potassium930mg27% |
Protein47g |
Calories from Fat190 |
% DAILY VALUE |
Total Carbohydrate42g14% |
Dietary Fiber4g16% |
Sugars2g |
Vitamin A15% |
Vitamin C45% |
Calcium8% |
Iron15% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Reviews(120)

Rebecca 8 months ago
This was really good! No issues making it, it was easy and Very Tasty! Will do again

Kara Ceschini 10 months ago
Very good flavours. I had to use pot barley instead of orzo because I didn’t have any.

Ana 10 months ago
Yum! Yum! 😋!!! So good! Make it! Your pallet will thank you! Made it without any modifications…. Just perfect! Pai loved it too! 💕

Rachel P. 10 months ago
I always love this recipe! We used chicken broth since we didn’t have any open white wine and it turned out delicious!

Erin White 10 months ago
Love this! I would make this again. If you love lemons and garlic, you will love this.

Peter T a year ago
Quick and easy to make. Tastes amazing. Will likely cut back on the amount of dill next time.

McCullough a year ago
It came out great but you definitely need to watch the video once or twice before you cook because you cant fast forward or rewind the video at all.

Taya a year ago
i didn't have orzo so I made an Egyptian vermicelli recipe where you fry it till dark golden then add soup or water to cook in. very quick and delicious recipe. i recommend

Nina Brewer a year ago
I tried the orzo and didnt like it. but after plating the food together, it tastes amazing with the chicken. definitely goes together well. will likely make again

Kate Marston a year ago
flipping amazing. covered the chicken in garlic powder and oregano while it was in the pan. and, added sundried tomatoes to the orzo😜 so GOOD.

Koch 2 years ago
This recipe is delicious. I lemon tasted a little heavy at first, but then it mellowed out perfectly, for my taste at least.
I made it exactly as written. I will make this again even for company.

Aimee McAllister 2 years ago
Orzo is the star!
I followed the recipe exactly chicken turned out great! I served it with steamed asparagus and drizzled some of the sauce from the chicken pan on the asparagus. Amazing! But the star is the feta orzo. Holy smokes is that stuff good!! I will definitely be making the whole recipe again!!

T Downs 2 years ago
I added more feta, spinach and sundried tomatoes to the pasta. I will definitely make this again.