SLOW COOKER PARMESAN HERB CHICKEN & ORZO #dinner #familyrecipes

Slow cooker parmesan herb chicken and orzo is a simple, straightforward simmering pot dinner with healthy flavors that will satisfy the entire family.

It's inclination very Fall-ish around here. The air has certainly chilled, the leaves are each shade of red and orange you can envision, and a tremendous downpour storm simply moved through over the recent days giving me the ideal reason to haul out my preferred dark wanna-be-Hunter downpour boots. (Scored those children for a take of an arrangement from Nordstrom Rack the previous Spring, basically lived in them until Summertime came and in common Utah desert style, an absence of downpour storms.) It's feeling like Fall inside my home however as well, or rather possessing an aroma like Fall. Between the pumpkin reap light consuming constant (thank you Target) and something yummy in the moderate cooker throughout the day, it's a little window into paradise up in here.

I'm somewhat fixated on this straightforward slow cooker dinner. Chicken and rich orzo made all together in your moderate cooker with herbs and garlic and melty parmesan cheddar?? It simply doesn't beat this. You should simply dark colored your chicken on the stove for a few minutes, at that point toss it int he moderate cooker with your orzo, fluids, mushrooms, and seasonings, and let it cook for a couple of hours.

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Ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, OR 4-6 boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 3 teaspoon Italian seasoning, divided
• 3 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups orzo pasta (see note)
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 medium white or yellow onion, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)
• 1/2 cup shaved or finely shredded parmesan cheese
• freshly cracked black pepper and herbs (such as thyme or parsley) for garnish

Instructions

1. Season chicken with a bit of the Italian seasonings and salt and pepper on both sides. Cook in a large nonstick skillet on the stove over medium-high heat 1-2 minutes on each side until browned on the outsides.
2. Transfer chicken to a greased slow cooker. Add chicken broth, butter, mushrooms, onions, garlic, and salt and pepper to slow cooker.
3. Cover and cook on high for 1-2 hours or on low for 3-4 hours. Stir in orzo, cover and cook for another 30-45 minutes on high.
4. Uncover and use a fork to pull chicken out of the slow cooker. Stir contents of slow cooker, then return chicken to slow cooker, on top of the orzo mixture.
5. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over chicken. Cover and cook until cheese is melted, about 5-10 minutes. Serve with fresh herbs and cracked black pepper if desired.

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