One-Pan Lemon Chicken Orzo

Ingredients

• •4 chicken thighs
• •1.5 cups orzo
• •3 cups stock
• •1 lemon (zest + juice)
• •1 bag baby spinach
• •4 cloves garlic
• •Olive oil, salt, pepper, oregano

Steps

1. 1

   Sear seasoned thighs skin-side down in olive oil until deeply golden; set aside.

2. 2

   In the same pan, soften garlic, then toast the orzo for a minute in the drippings.

3. 3

   Add stock, lemon zest and juice; nestle the chicken back in.

4. 4

   Simmer 15 minutes, fold in spinach, and rest 5 minutes off the heat.