- 1¼ cups Orzo pastauncooked
- 1½ pounds Chicken Breastboneless skinless, cut into ½-inch cubes
- 2 packages (10 ounces each) Broccolifrozen with cheese sauce
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1 Onionmedium , chopped
- ¾ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Black pepper
Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Orzo
I don’t even need an excuse to make this Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Orzo. This recipe is a guaranteed hit, especially with my kids who love the cheesy-chicken combination and one way to get them to eat their green broccoli, and not just consume, but love it too! This is a fail proof recipe that you can even leave for your babysitter to make, if you’re not home for dinner prep!
To make Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Orzo, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Orzo
1 | Cook orzo | 8 |
Cook 1¼ cups of orzo pasta according to package instructions. | ||
2 | Heat broccoli and cheese | 5 |
Heat 2 packages of broccoli and cheese sauce according to the package instructions. | ||
3 | Cook chicken and onion | 6 |
In a large skillet over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and add 1½ pounds of chicken chunks, 1 medium chopped onion, ¾ teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper. Cook for about 6-8 minutes until chicken is cooked in the center and no longer pink and the onion is translucent. | ||
4 | Add orzo and broccoli | 2 |
Stir in the cooked orzo and heated broccoli with cheese and mix until well combined. | ||
5 | Serve | |
Serve hot and enjoy! | ||
Recipe Reviews
Swapped the meat out for pork instead of chicken because it's my second time making it, wonderful recipe.
Kids gobbled this orzo and chicken up ASAP! Even the broccoli just because it had some extra cheese on it LOL!
It's not as flavorful as the orzo tuna salad with chicken but it's good.
I much prefer penne pasta or normal spagehetti strings though orzo isn't bad or anything.
I love Italian food and this meal is exactly why! So cheesy and flavorful :)
Easily one of my favorite Italian dishes on here besides the sausage and orzo, this one really takes the cake as I'm a cheese fanatic and this has a LOT of cheese ahaha.
My mother is Italian and she was so proud of me when she took a bite of this she said it reminded her of my grandmothers cooking.
Thanks for sharing it's ultra yummy and simple to make so exactly what I was looking for.
Great lunch or dinner for any time of the week and it takes only 15 minutes to prepare for sure!
5 Stars all the way, even better than I expected it to be!
Delicious wouldn't change anything about this recipe it's perfect as is.
Added some extra salt to this and then tossed in some sundried tomatos that were soaked in oil, really good.
Decided to make this with a side of cheesy garlic bread too for Cheesey Tuesday and it was what everyone was craving purrrfection tysm.
Kinda plain if you don't add more spices but I liked this meal eitherway so I'd recommend it.
I love it! So delicious!
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