Cooking Recipe Provencal Chicken Breasts With Rosemary Orzo

Recipe Ingredients

3 Whole boneless chicken
.breasts with skin (about
2 1/2 pounds, halved
2 tb Olive oil
1/2 c Dry white wine
2 lg Garlic cloves, minced
4 Leeks, white part, halved
.lengthwise, sliced 1/4 in.
.thick crosswise, washed
.well, and drained
2 c Chicken broth
1 cn 28-32 oz whole tomatoes,
.drained and chopped
1 ts Freshly grated orange zest
1 c Drained nicoise or kalamata
.olives

ROSEMARY ORZO

1 lb Orzo (rice-shaped pasta)
3 tb Olive oil
1 tb Finely chopped rosemary

Directions

Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. In
a large heavy flameproof casserole heat oil over moderately high heat
until hot but not smoking and brown chicken in 2 batches,
transferring with tongs as browned to a large plate. Add wine to
casserole and boil, scraping up browned bits until almost evaporated.
Add garlic, leeks, broth, tomatoes, zest and chicken with any juices
accumulated on plate and simmer, covered, turning chicken once, until
chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to a
platter. Add olives to tomato mixture and boil sauce until thickened
slightly. Season sauce with salt and pepper and serve with chicken
and rosemary orzo. For the Orzo: Bring a 6 quart saucepan of salted
water to a boil and cook orzo until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain
orzo well, and in a large bowl toss with oil, rosemary, and salt and
pepper.

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