Chicken and Orzo Bake

A quick, easy, and healthy one-dish bake featuring juicy chicken, creamy feta, and lemony spinach orzo—perfect for a weeknight dinner or meal prep.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Total Time 35

Course dinner, lunch, Meal Prep

Servings servings

Calories 519 kcal

Equipment

Casserole Dish

Ingredients

650 g Chicken Breast Fillets (4 chicken breasts - 1.5 lbs)
300 g Orzo, uncooked (1.5 cups)
600 ml Chicken Stock or Broth (2.5 cups)
1 tbsp Minced Garlic
2 tbsp Lemon Juice
250 g Cherry Tomatoes (1.5 cups)
200 g Baby Spinach (7 cups)
100 g Feta (½ cup)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350℉/180℃/160℃ fan.
Season your chicken breasts (I use cajun spice, garlic granules, and salt). Slice your tomatoes in half and finely chop your spinach.
Add uncooked orzo, chicken stock or broth, minced garlic, lemon juice, tomatoes, and spinach to your casserole dish. Stir to combine.
Add your feta in the middle of the dish, and your chicken breasts around the edges.
Cover with a lid or foil and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the lid and bake for another 20 minutes or until the chicken has cooked through.
Remove the chicken breasts and slice.
Mash the feta and stir into the orzo.
Serve the sliced chicken on top of the spinach and feta orzo.

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Notes

TIPS & NOTES:

For extra flavor, marinate the chicken in your favorite spices for 30 minutes before baking.
Use gluten-free orzo to make this dish gluten-free.
If the orzo looks dry after baking, stir in a splash of warm chicken stock.
Swap feta with goat cheese or a dairy-free alternative if needed.
Leftovers can be enjoyed hot or cold—perfect for meal prep!

MORE INFO:

Read the blog post before making this Baked Chicken and Orzo for extra tips, ingredient substitutions, and storage instructions.

MEASUREMENTS:

I always recommend using a kitchen weighing scale and using weighted measurements. This will result in a more accurate process and the recipe will come out perfectly.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:

These nutritional values are provided as a guide only and may be different depending on your ingredients and measurements.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Chicken and Orzo Bake

Serving Size

1 serving

Amount per Serving

Calories

519

% Daily Value*

Fat

8.7

Carbohydrates

56.2

Protein

52.4

105

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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