Lemon Garlic Basil Orzo with Grilled Chicken

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Lemon Garlic Basil Orzo with Grilled Chicken

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Ingredients

  1. 3 cupscooked orzo(1 1/2 cups uncooked)
  2. .75 ozfresh basil fine chopped (reserve 3tbsp for service)
  3. 2large garlic cloves minced
  4. Zest of 1 large lemon
  5. 1lemon
  6. 1/2 cuppeas
  7. Salt
  8. 5 tbspunsalted butter
  9. lemon pepper season
  10. 2boneless skinless chicken breasts

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Salt your water and boil the orzo until aldente, strain and rinse to stop the cooking.

  2. 2

    Add 2 tbsp of butter to a pan a cook the garlic until fragrant. Add juice of half a lemon and cook for an additional few minutes

  3. 3

    Add 3 tbsp of butter until the sauce thickens

  4. 4

    Add the pasta and the peas and a couple pinches of salt and heat through. Add the basil for a few minutes followed by Parmesan cheese, up to you how much. Taste for salt or additional lemon juice and serve with lemon pepper chicken. Finish with some fresh basil if you have it.

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