Baked Chicken & Lemon Orzo

Ingredients

• 4 chicken thighs, bone-in, skin on
• 200g orzo pasta
• 500ml chicken stock
• 2 large handfuls of spinach
• Juice and zest of 1 lemon
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Method

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 200°C.

2. 2

   Season chicken. Heat olive oil in an oven-proof pan. Brown chicken 3 minutes per side. Remove.

3. 3

   Add garlic to the pan. Cook 30 seconds.

4. 4

   Add orzo, stock, lemon juice, zest, and oregano. Stir well.

5. 5

   Place chicken on top. Transfer to oven.

6. 6

   Bake 25 minutes until chicken is cooked and orzo has absorbed the stock.

7. 7

   Stir in spinach and serve.