Salad #60 · Healthy Eating
Mediterranean Comfort

Warm Lemon Chicken Orzo Salad

Tender chicken thighs, orzo pasta, spinach, preserved lemon, olives, and feta. The warm Mediterranean salad that is somehow both hearty and light.

Recipe
Fresh
Healthy
40 min
Total Time
4
Servings
490
Calories
60
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Ingredients

What You Need

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Chicken thighs
4 boneless
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Orzo pasta
200g
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Baby spinach
150g
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Preserved lemon
1
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Green olives
80g
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Feta
120g crumbled
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Fresh dill + parsley
bunches
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Garlic
4 cloves
Method

How to Make It

01
Sear the chicken thighs

Season with salt, pepper, and lemon zest. Sear skin-side down in oven-proof pan 5 minutes until deeply golden. Flip, add garlic, roast 200°C for 20 minutes.

02
Cook orzo in chicken juices

Remove chicken. In same pan, add orzo and 600ml stock. Simmer 10 minutes until orzo is cooked and has absorbed the pan juices and chicken fat.

03
Shred and add chicken

Shred rested chicken into large pieces. Return to pan with orzo, preserved lemon, and olives.

04
Finish with greens

Fold spinach into the warm orzo — it wilts in 30 seconds. Crumble feta over top. Scatter dill and parsley. Serve from the pan.