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Zesty Chicken Orzo with Spinach Raspberry Salad

4 servings

15 minutes total

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    Zesty Chicken Orzo
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    Spinach Raspberry Salad
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    Cooking Sequence

    • Prepare chicken through step 2 (5 minutes)
    • While chicken cooks, prepare salad (5 minutes)
    • Complete chicken and serve (5 minutes)

    Instructions

    Zesty Chicken Orzo

    Ingredients

    • ¼ cup mayonnaise
    • 1 packet onion gravy mix (about 1 oz)
    • 1 lb boneless chicken cutlets
    • 1 ½ cups water
    • 1 (10-oz) can milder diced tomatoes and green chiles (undrained)
    • 8 oz orzo pasta

    Steps

      1. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 1–2 minutes. Combine mayonnaise and dry gravy mix in medium bowl; stir in chicken until evenly coated. Add chicken mixture to pan; cook 1 minute on each side or until lightly browned.
      2. Stir in water, tomatoes (undrained), and orzo until well blended, the cover; cook and stir 4 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
      3. Reduce heat to medium; simmer and stir (covered) 4–5 minutes or until most of liquid is absorbed and orzo is tender. Serve.

    Spinach Raspberry Salad

    Ingredients

    • 1 bag fresh baby spinach leaves (5–6 oz)
    • 1 (11-oz) can mandarin oranges in light syrup (about 1 cup), well drained
    • ½ cup prediced tomatoes or grape tomatoes
    • ¼ cup raspberry vinaigrette

    Steps

      1. Place all ingredients (except dressing) in salad bowl.
      2. Add dressing; toss and serve.

    Serving Suggestions

    • Complete your meal with Bakery bread or dinner rolls and Key lime pie for dessert.
    • No orzo pasta on hand? Simply replace with an equal amount of instant rice and reduce final simmer time to 1–2 minutes.

    Nutritional information

    Zesty Chicken Orzo

    Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 470, Total Fat 14g, Sat Fat 3g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 75mg, Sodium 670mg, Total Carb 49g, Fiber 2g, Sugars 5g, Protein 34g, Calc 4%, Vitamin A 4%, Vitamin C 6%, Iron 15%

    Spinach Raspberry Salad

    Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 100, Total Fat 2.5g, Sat Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 0mg, Sodium 210mg, Total Carb 20g, Fiber 3g, Sugars 10g, Protein 1g, Calc 4%, Vitamin A 45%, Vitamin C 35%, Iron 10%

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