Grilled Chicken & Orzo

Guys, it’s dinner time at the Sarity House and we’re doing chicken and orzo. This is one of my favorite simple pasta dishes. So, I’m going to start with a little marinade on my chicken. I’ve got some avocado oil, salt, and pepper. And I’m using harissa. I love the flavor of this. It’s going to be really nice. I add a little oregano, and a little more chili powder. That’s good. I just mix that up. I get it all really well coated. My griddle is hot, and it’s time to cook. I’m going to throw these things down. I let them get a nice crust. We’ll go ahead and flip them over when they look like that. Those look perfect. Let’s cook our orzo. Boiling salted water. This cooks for about 9 minutes. And we’re going to make a nice sauce for it to go into. So, let’s finish our chicken. That’s going to go into a hotel pan. Now, I’m going to go ahead and pour some chicken stock right over that. We’re going to finish this off by brazing it. So, I’m just going to fill up the bottom part of this pan with that chicken stock. Cover it in foil. My oven’s up to 375° and I’m going to let that finish. Let’s get our orzo going. I got a hot pan. I throw in some onions. Let those soften just a second. I seasoned with salt and pepper and I’m going to throw in a handful of fresh thyme. That’s really going to make these flavors pop. Then I’m going to add in some tomato paste. Now I want to cook this tomato paste till it gets kind of dark. I’m actually going to let it brown a little bit. That’s going to create some amazing flavors at the end. So I just cook this, let it go. takes a couple of minutes. I got a nice hot pan. Throw in some diced zucchini. We’re going to also throw in some grape tomatoes. That’s looking perfect. And we’ll add in another pinch of salt, black pepper. Give that a little stir. And we’re going to put in our chicken stock. We’re going to let this simmer for a little while. Let those flavors come together. Then we add in our orzo. At this point, we just stir that up. Get it all really well mixed. We’re going to start seasoning this. I’ve got parmesan cheese for the finish. It’s going to be perfect. Just stir that in. I’m going to add in some parsley. We’re going to stir that in. We’re building flavor in layers here. Little bit more cheese. This looks like it’s all coming together, guys. The orzo is ready. Let me show you how we plate this thing. We’re going to pull out that chicken. It looks absolutely perfect. Juicy and tender. I get a couple bowls of that orzo. Throw a couple chickens down. Slice them up. Those go right on top. A little more cheese, man. Just get in there and enjoy. Look at that. What a treat. Thanks for watching. Cheers, everyone.