French Onion Chicken Orzo
French Onion Chicken Orzo is a high-protein oven-baked recipe ready in 55 min. It makes 6 servings, each 780 kcal with 36 g protein. Intermediate level, 12 ingredients.
Recipe by @sammymontgoms, adapted and measured by Cookpath.
- 55 mintotal
- Intermediatelevel
- 780kcal a serving
- 36 gprotein
What is French Onion Chicken Orzo
Browned chicken thighs baked on orzo with slow-cooked onions, balsamic vinegar, thyme, chicken stock and cream.
- From the oven · Chicken
- Searing & grilling
- Roasting
How to make French Onion Chicken Orzo
Tips from the cook
- Boneless thighs or breasts work too, but cooking times change.
- Another small pasta, rice or ditali can replace the orzo; times may vary.
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Goes well with
Sides from Cookpath that balance this dish, the same picks the app suggests.
French Onion Chicken Orzo substitutions
Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.
Butter2 options
- Vegan/dairy-free butter block 1:1 by weight
Soft tub margarine fails in pastry and cheesecake base.
- Olive oil use about 3/4 as much by volume
Not for creaming or pastry; base goes oily.
Onion2 options
- Leek, white and light-green part 1:1 by volume
Still an allium; raw dishes.
- Fennel bulb, finely diced 1:1 by volume
Sweet aniseed note; raw dishes.
Orzo3 options
- Ditalini (or macaroni, stelline) 1:1 by weight; similar small-pasta cook time
Larger shapes such as fusilli/farfalle cook longer.
Still contains gluten.
- Long-grain rice roughly 1:1 by weight; rice needs more liquid and different timing (unverified)
Texture differs from pasta.
- Gluten-free small pasta / gluten-free orzo use a labelled gluten-free one; page says GF orzo exists but is hard to find
Availability.
Still contains gluten.
Chicken stock3 options
- Vegetable stock (check the label for celery) 1:1 by volume
Less poultry flavour; the page notes vegetable broth usually has celery, carrots, onions.
Still contains celery.
- Mushroom broth (dried or fresh shiitake simmered in plain water 20-30 min) 1:1 by volume
Earthy taste.
- Miso whisked into hot water (1-2 tsp per 1 cup) 1:1 by volume
Add late; do not boil hard.
Still contains soy.
Heavy cream2 options
- Oat cooking cream (GF-labelled) or soy cream 1:1
Does not whip.
Still contains soy.
- Coconut cream (top layer of can) 1:1
Coconut flavour.
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