Warm Chicken and Orzo Salad
30 minutes
A warm chicken salad with orzo pasta, which is a pasta that resembles rice. It is dressed with a bright lemony dressing.
1 person made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 3/4 cup orzo
- 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 1 cucumber, diced
- 1 red capsicum, seeded and diced
- 3 spring onions, sliced
- 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- Dressing
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 clove garlic, finely diced
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:15min ›
Ready in:30min
- Combine all the dressing ingredients in a bowl and whisk well. Set aside.
- Cook orzo in boiling water until just done, about 12 minutes. Drain.
- Meanwhile, fry the chicken breast about 4 minutes per side. Remove from the pan and thinly slice.
- In a salad bowl, combine the orzo, chicken, cucumber, capsicum and spring onions. Drizzle the dressing over and toss. Sprinkle with feta cheese and serve.
