Chicken Messina With Orzo

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided use (optional, i don't use)
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, divided use
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 cups chicken broth, divided use
• 1 cup orzo pasta
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons minced flat-leaf italian parsley
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon capers, drained
• 6 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle chicken with 1/2 tsp salt (optional) and 1/4 tsp pepper, dust chicken with flour.
• 2 heat oil over medium high heat. saute chicken about 3 minutes per side or until browned.
• 3 add garlic and saute about 30 seconds.
• 4 add 1 cup of chicken broth and boil 1 minute, stirring to scrape up brown bits.
• 5 lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 6 cook orzo in water according to package directions, until al dente.
• 7 drain, add butter, parsley, and the remaining salt (optional) and pepper and toss.
• 8 in skillet with chicken, increase heat to high and add the remaining cup of chicken stock, vinegar, and capers. cook about 8 minutes, stirring, until consistency is syrupy.
• 9 top orzo with chicken mixture and sprinkle with feta.