Boursin Orzo Bake

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 32 minutes

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

500g chicken

1 pint cherry tomatoes

2 cloves garlic, peeled

1 5.3 ounce Boursin garlic and herb cheese

12 ounces orzo pasta (about 2 cups)

3 cups vegetable or chicken broth

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

2 cups fresh spinach leaves, roughly torn

1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, sliced thin

kosher salt and black pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Add olive oil to a 9x13 inch baking dish and toss with the tomatoes and garlic cloves, with about 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Make a well in the center of the tomatoes and add the Boursin cheese. Bake for 10 minutes.

Cook the chicken in frying pan or oven separately, with some seasoning and mix in at the end

Remove the tomatoes from the oven and toss them around. Add in the orzo, broth, Italian seasoning, and torn spinach leaves. Stir it all together. Bake for 20-25 minutes at 400F or until all the liquid has absorbed in the orzo.

Add in the cooked chicken.

Stir again to incorporate all the elements. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed. Top with fresh basil leaves and serve warm!

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 8 ounces
• Calories: 256 kcal
• Total Fat: 3 g
• Saturated Fat: 1 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.2 mg
• Sodium: 13 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 48 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3 g
• Total Sugars: 4 g
• Protein: 9 g