Marry Me Chicken Orzo (Dump-and-Bake)

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts (Cut into 1-inch bite-size pieces; use thighs or breasts.)
• 0.333 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil (Roughly chopped; plus 1 tablespoon of the oil (included in the oil amount below).)
• 1 tbsp sun-dried tomato oil
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp granulated garlic
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp kosher salt (Divided.)
• 0.25 tsp black pepper
• 1.5 cup orzo (Dry, uncooked.)
• 3 cup low-sodium chicken broth
• 0.333 cup heavy cream
• 0.333 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 cup baby spinach (Optional; stir in at the end.)

Steps

1. 1

   Add the chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and their oil, tomato paste, granulated garlic, thyme, smoked paprika, divided kosher salt, black pepper, dry orzo, and chicken broth to a baking dish. Stir to combine evenly.

2. 2

   Bake the mixture until the chicken and orzo are cooked through. The source does not specify an oven temperature or baking time.

3. 3

   Stir in the heavy cream and grated Parmesan until the dish is creamy.

4. 4

   If using, stir in the baby spinach at the end and allow it to wilt before serving.

Notes

The source provides the ingredient list and describes the dish as dump-and-bake, with everything cooking together in one pan and nothing precooked. It does not provide the exact oven temperature, baking duration, detailed finishing sequence, or serving yield. Spinach is optional.

Nutrition per serving

• dinner
• main
• one-pan
• dump-and-bake
• comfort food
• high-protein