Marry Me Chicken Orzo

Ingredients

6-8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs

5-6 chicken tenderloins

3/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, julienned

1 cup orzo pasta

2 cups chicken broth

1 cup cream, or coconut cream (the top solidified portion of coconut cream)

2 tsp Italian seasoning

1 cup onions, diced

2 handfuls of fresh baby spinach

4 cloves of garlic, minced

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 tsp pepper

3 Tbsp olive oil

salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 Degrees F. Salt and pepper chicken, In a large pan, preheat pan to high, drizzle olive oil and place chicken in pan. Brown both side and set aside in dish. In the same pan on medium heat, sauté onions, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, orzo, Italian seasoning. Pour in chicken broth and cream and stir. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Add in spinach and stir until slightly wilted, nestle in chicken into the pan, so chicken is in the liquid. Sprinkle half the Parmesan cheese on chicken and bake in the oven with lid on for 30 minutes and remove lid and cook for additional 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle the rest of the Parmesan cheese before serving.

Serves 6