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🍗One-Pot Chicken Sausage Orzo

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by Emily Sandre

A super quick and easy weeknight dinner packed with 30 grams of protein — perfect for lazy weeknights when you want something nutritious, filling, but super comforting too.

14 ingredients7 steps4 servings183.8 cal/serving
Nut-FreeLow Carb

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Prep: 10 minCook: 20 min
Servings

Ingredients

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  • 1 Tbspolive oil
  • 4smoked chicken sausages(sliced into 1/4-inch coins)
  • 0.5white onion(diced small)
  • 1bell pepper(diced small)
  • 3 clovesgarlic(minced)
  • 2 tspItalian seasoning
  • 1.25 cupsdry orzo pasta
  • 2.75 cupswater
  • 2 tspBetter Than Bouillon chicken
  • 142 gbaby spinach
  • 0.75 cupgrated parmesan cheese
  • 0.25lemon(juiced)
  • salt(to taste)
  • pepper(to taste)

Instructions

  1. 1Add olive oil to skillet and heat to medium.
  2. 2Add chicken sausage and cook for 3-4 minutes, untouched, until the bottoms are golden brown. Flip your sausage and let cook for 1 more minute.
  3. 3Add your onion and bell pepper, and stir. Cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are translucent and peppers begin to soften.
  4. 4Add garlic, Calabrian chilies, and Italian seasoning. Cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently, until just fragrant. Be careful not to burn the garlic.
  5. 5Add orzo, water, and bouillon, and stir. Let simmer for 8-12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until orzo is cooked through. If the pot starts to boil, reduce heat to medium-low.
  6. 6When orzo is cooked, turn off the heat. Add spinach and parmesan. Stir until spinach is wilted.
  7. 7Add lemon juice and stir. Taste, and season with salt and pepper if needed. Serve immediately with extra parmesan and freshly cracked black pepper.
Nutrition Facts
Valeur nutritive
Per 1 serving
pour 1 serving
% Daily Value*
% valeur quotidienne*
Calories 183.8
Fat / Lipides 11.2 g15 %
Saturated / saturés 4.4 g22 %
+ Trans
Cholesterol / Cholestérol 17 mg6 %
Sodium 339.7 mg15 %
Carbohydrate / Glucides 10.7 g4 %
Fibre / Fibres 2.9 g10 %
Sugars / Sucres 3.5 g4 %
Protein / Protéines 11.5 g
Potassium 575.9 mg17 %
Calcium 379.7 mg29 %
Vitamin D / Vitamine D
Iron / Fer 2.3 mg13 %

*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot

*5% ou moins c'est peu, 15% ou plus c'est beaucoup

Nutrition values are AI-estimated and may not be exact. See disclaimer below.

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