Chicken Orzo Bake Recipe

This creamy Tuscan chicken and orzo casserole bake is a crowd-pleasing dish that's simple to make. It is easy to make ahead for meal planning and leftovers taste great the next day. You'll love how simple it is, but the result is cheesy, creamy, savory, and bursting with veggies and protein. It's an easy meal you'll crave time and time again!

👥 10 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Natasha Kravchuk📖 natashaskitchen

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

●oven
●casserole dish
●skillet
●cutting board

📝 Preparation Steps

Preheat the oven to 375. Spray a 9x13 casserole dish with nonstick spray or grease with butter.

Prep Chicken - If you aren’t using pre-cooked rotisserie chicken, cut your chicken breasts in half lengthwise. Season both sides with salt and pepper. Set a large skillet over medium heat and add olive oil. Sautee chicken breast for about ⏱️ 4 minutes per side or until golden and cooked through to 165˚F on an instant-read thermometer. Remove to a cutting board and cool for ⏱️ 5 minutes, then dice into bite-sized pieces.

large chicken breasts (or 1 1/4 lbs, (about 3 cups cooked chopped chicken))2olive oil1 Tbsp

Assemble the Casserole - into the prepared 9x13 casserole, add chicken stock, heavy cream, orzo, chicken, spinach, tomatoes, half of your mozzarella, half of your parmesan cheese (save the remaining cheese for the topping), garlic, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and oregano. Stir everything to combine, then flatten the top into an even layer.

lemon juice (freshly squeezed from 1/2 lemon)1 Tbsp

Bake - add the remaining parmesan and mozzarella over the top of the casserole, then bake uncovered in the preheated oven at 375˚F for ⏱️ 40-45 minutes or until the orzo is tender or your desired doneness.*

Rest Casserole - Once the dish is out of the oven, let it rest and thicken up* for ⏱️ 10 minutes, then stir gently to combine and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

calories

344 kcal

fat Content

17 g

serving Size

1 serving

fiber Content

2 g

sugar Content

3 g

sodium Content

511 mg

protein Content

18 g

trans Fat Content

0.003 g

cholesterol Content

59 mg

carbohydrate Content

30 g

saturated Fat Content

9 g

unsaturated Fat Content

6 g

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