Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, creamy lemon-pepper orzo with grilled chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook creamy lemon-pepper orzo with grilled chicken using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Lemon-Pepper Orzo with Grilled Chicken:

1. Take plain fat free Greek yogurt, at room temp.
2. Get clove garlic, minced
3. Take juice and zest of one lemon
4. Prepare boneless & skinless chicken thighs
5. Prepare whole wheat or other whole grain Orzo
6. Prepare frozen petite peas, thawed and patted dry
7. Prepare finely crumbled Goat cheese, at room temp.
8. Make ready chopped fresh herbs, such as basil and tarragon
9. Get extra virgin olive oil
10. Take kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions to make Creamy Lemon-Pepper Orzo with Grilled Chicken:

1. whisk together the yogurt, 2 teasoons of the oil, garlic,lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper in a medium bowl until well combined.
2. bring a pot of water to boil and preheat an outdoor or indoor grill to medium heat.
3. rub the chicken thighs with remaining oil and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
4. grill until nicely marked and cooked through, 10 to 12 min. per side.
5. transfer to a cutting board and let stand for 5 min
6. add Orzo to boiling water and cook according to package directions for al dente, stirring the peas in the last min. of cooking.
7. drain the Orzo and peas, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
8. stir the Orzo and peas into the yogurt mixture, along with the goat cheese, 3 tablespoons of fresh herbs and at least 3/4 cup of cooking liquid until wel combined.
9. transfer to a serving platter
10. thinly slich chicken and arrange on top of the Orzo, sprinkle with lemon zest and remaining fresh herbs and serve

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