Baked Chicken with Orzo

Title:
Baked Chicken with Orzo

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Greek,
Poultry,
Pasta,
Main
Dishes




Ingredients:





     1    Frying chicken, quartered


     1 tb Butter


 1 3/4 c  Orzo


 1 1/2 ts Salt


   1/2 ts Oil


     1 c  Chicken broth


     6 oz Tomato paste


   1/4 ts Pepper


          Plain yogurt






 Place the chicken in a shallow roasting pan, skin side up.  Add 1/3 cup


 water.  Dot with butter.  Salt and pepper to taste.  Bake in 350 F oven 1


 hour.  Fifteen minutes before chicken is done, bring 2 quarts of water to


 boil, stir in orzo, 1/2 teaspoon salt and oil.  Parboil 5 minutes.  Drain


 orzo in colander.  Rinse in cold water.  Drain.  Remove baked chicken from


 oven.  Place in dish.  Cover tightly with heavy-duty foil. Set aside. Turn


 oven to 425 F.  Add 1 cup water and broth to roasting pan.  Stir to loosen


 drippings.  Add tomato paste, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper and drained orzo.


 Bake 30 minutes or until orzo has absorbed liquid and is tender. Adjust


 salt.  Spinkle orzo with Parmesan cheese or dollops of yogurt. Serve with


 baked chicken.


 


 From: "Classic Greek Cooking" by Daphne Metaxas.  ISBN: 0-911954-31-7 Typed


 for you by Karen Mintzias


 Sent to me by Bill