# Creamy Lemon Orzo & Garlic Chicken

A truly delicious and comforting summer recipe that's ready in under 30 minutes, featuring creamy and lemony orzo with pan-fried garlic chicken breast.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 medium chicken breasts
- 0.5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- salt
- black pepper
- 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
- 0.5 tsp garlic granules
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 echallion shallot
- 150 g orzo
- 1 whole lemon zest
- 1 whole lemon juice
- 400 ml chicken or vegetable stock
- 1 tbsp light cream cheese
- 1 handful fresh parsley

## Instructions

1. Bash the chicken breasts until they are roughly 2-3cm thick.
2. Season your chicken breast with extra virgin olive oil, crushed garlic, salt, freshly ground black pepper, smoked paprika, and garlic granules.
3. Melt some butter in a pan.
4. Add some fresh thyme to the pan.
5. Sear your chicken breasts in the pan until they are browned.
6. Sauté a finely chopped shallot in the same pan to pick up all the flavor from the chicken breast.
7. Add the orzo to the pan.
8. Add chicken or vegetable stock to the orzo in the pan.
9. Add lemon zest to the pan.
10. Add light cream cheese to the pan.
11. Add fresh parsley to the pan.
12. Add a little bit of butter to the pan.
13. Add lemon juice to the pan.
14. Cook the orzo risotto-style until it is creamy.
15. Serve the creamy orzo.
16. Place the pan-fried garlic chicken breast on top of the orzo.
17. Garnish with a slice of lemon and squeeze some fresh lemon juice over the chicken.

## Equipment

- pan
- tongs
- knife
- grater
- lemon squeezer

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## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-8LhJAIfoD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9b92aba9-eaa4-495e-a2a7-0919e62ff4fd
- Extracted: 2025-08-17

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