Thursday, March 29, 2012

Lemon Orzo & Chicken

Recipe from here.

Ingredients
  • The juice of one lemon
  • 1 large chicken breast, butterflied
  • 1 ½ cup uncooked orzo
  • ½ cup low-fat sour cream
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • Zest of one half lemon
  • ½ pint grape tomatoes cut in half
  • 5 basil leaves

Directions
  1. In a small bowl, squeeze the lemon juice over the chicken and sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon salt. Let it sit for about twenty minutes. Heat a grill to medium high-heat (or a grill pan)
  2. Cook chicken until just done (about 3 minutes each side) remove from grill to a plate, cover with foil and set aside.
  3. Bring a pan of water to a boil and cook Orzo according to package directions.
  4. Meanwhile, in a medium sized bowl, mix together sour cream, Parmesan, garlic, olive oil salt and lemon zest.
  5. When the Orzo is cooked, drain and put in a large bowl – add the sour cream mixture, tomatoes and basil.
  6. Cut the chicken breasts into strips and place on top of the orzo!