SPECIAL ROTISSERIE CHICKEN SKILLET

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 whole rotisserie chicken, or 3 ½ cups cooked chicken meat
• ½ cup orzo pasta
• 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
• 2 cups carrots cut on the bias
• 1 cup onion cut into thick strips
• 2 cups chicken stock
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 cup frozen peas
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Pick the meat from the cooked chicken and roughly cut up and set aside.
2. In a large dry skillet pan over medium high cook orzo until lightly browned; about 3 minutes stirring frequently.
3. Remove browned orzo to a bowl and add oil to hot pan.
4. Add carrots and onion and sauté for 4 minutes.
5. Add orzo back in along with stock, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Cover and reduce heat to a medium simmer and simmer to cook the orzo, about 8-10 minutes …