This One-Pot Mediterranean Chicken with Orzo is full of bright lemon and herb flavor, and it’s so easy to make. Perfect for a quick weeknight meal! You’ll just brown up the chicken, then toss everything else into the pot and bake! Lemon is one of my favorite Spring flavors, and it’s perfectly complemented by the rich kalamata olives, tart sun-dried tomatoes, healthy spinach, and Mediterranean herbs in this dish. I love that the chicken and orzo cook together in the same pot, so it’s a main dish and a side dish all in one. Better still, a perfect portion of this dish is just 372 calories or 6 WW Points! To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here! I also think this One-Pot Mediterranean Chicken with Orzo pairs really nicely with a glad of white wine. I’m just saying!
This One-Pot Mediterranean Chicken with Orzo is healthy, easy, and full of fresh Greek flavors!
Yield: 4(1 chicken breast + 2/3 cup orzo mix)
Ingredients
4(5 oz each) uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breasts , (20 oz total)
A sprinkle of salt and pepper
1tablespoonolive oil
4ozuncooked orzo, use wheat orzo if following the myWW Purple plan
1(14.5 oz) can low sodium chicken broth
2cupstorn fresh spinach leaves
16pitted kalamata olives
1ozdry-packed julienne cut sun-dried tomatoes
1tablespoonfresh lemon juice
½of a lemon, cut into wedges
½teaspoondried oregano
½teaspoondried basil
¼teaspoondried rosemary
¼teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonblack pepper
Instructions
Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees. On a cutting board, sprinkle the chicken breasts on both sides with salt and black pepper as desired.
Pour the olive oil into a 4-5 QT Dutch oven and bring over med-high heat. Once the oil is hot, Add the chicken breasts and brown the outsides in the oil for about 5 minutes, flipping once in the middle to get both sides. Stir in all remaining ingredients (orzo, broth, spinach, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, lemon juice, lemon wedges, oregano, basil, rosemary, salt and pepper) to combine.
Cover the Dutch oven and transfer it to the heated oven. Bake for 25 minutes or until the chicken breasts are cooked through and orzo is tender. Stir together, remove the lemon rinds and serve.
Notes
To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!WW Points per (1 chicken breast + 2/3 cup orzo mix) serving: 6 (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Nutrition Information per (1 chicken breast + 2/3 cup orzo mix) serving:372 calories, 28 g carbs, 3 g sugars, 12 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 37 g protein, 3 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per (1 chicken breast + 2/3 cup orzo mix) serving:(SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 8 SmartPoints/ Blue: 6 SmartPoints/ Purple: 3 SmartPoints (if using wheat orzo, if not then use Blue points)Weight Watchers Points Plus: 9 per (1 chicken breast + 2/3 cup orzo mix) serving (PP calculated using a WW PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below)Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens