Herb Crusted Chicken And Parsley Orzo

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3/4 cup orzo pasta, uncooked
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, divided
• 2 tablespoons feta cheese, crumbled
• 4 (6 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 4 teaspoons fines herbes, dried
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Recipe

• 1 cook orzo according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. drain. stir in parsley, 2 teaspoons butter, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. lightly toss in the feta cheese. keep warm.
• 2 while pasta cooks, sprinkle chicken with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and the remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper; sprinkle fines herbes over both sides of chicken, pressing gently to adhere.
• 3 melt remaining 4 teaspoons butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. add oil to pan, and swirl to coat. add chicken to pan; cook 5 minutes or until browned. turn chicken over; cook 7 minutes or until done. remove chicken from pan; let stand for 3 minutes. serve chicken over orzo mixture.