Serves 1
Directions
- 1Chop a quarter of an onion.
- 2Chop garlic.
- 3Cut one and a half lemons.
- 4Wash and pat dry the chicken.
- 5Trim off any undesirable parts from the chicken and cut the chicken very thin to create cutlets.
- 6Season the chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder, a little oregano, fresh thyme, olive oil, and a little lemon juice.
- 7Set the Instant Pot to sauté mode and add some olive oil.
- 8Sear the chicken in batches to avoid overcrowding, then set it aside.
- 9Add onions to the Instant Pot and sauté.
- 10Add garlic to the Instant Pot and sauté until fragrant.
- 11Add a splash of lemon juice to deglaze the pot, scraping up any browned bits.
- 12Stir in two cups of orzo.
- 13Add the remaining lemon juice.
- 14Pour in four cups of chicken broth.
- 15Season the orzo with salt and a little garlic powder.
- 16Add a little fresh parsley to the orzo.
- 17Return the seared chicken and any accumulated chicken juice to the Instant Pot.
- 18Add a tiny knob of butter.
- 19Close the Instant Pot and pressure cook on high pressure for six minutes.
- 20Once the red valve drops down, open the Instant Pot.
- 21Top with some fresh parsley before serving.
Ingredients
- 0.25 onion
- garlic
- 1.5 lemon
- a little bit parsley
- chicken
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- a little bit oregano
- fresh thyme
- olive oil
- a splash lemon juice
- 2 cups orzo
- 4 cups chicken broth
- tiny little knob butter
Equipment
Instant Potknife
Tips
- If you don't want to wash your chicken, don't.
- Cut chicken very thin to make cutlets.
- You can grate fresh garlic instead of using garlic powder.
- Don't overcrowd the Instant Pot when searing chicken.
- Deglaze the pot with lemon juice to get all the bits from the bottom.
- Season the orzo as it's cooking, similar to rice.
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