5 Cheese Orzo with Chicken and Green Beans

Did the name of the dish get your attention?? I sure hope so! This meal is pretty quick, tasty and not bad for you! Ready....set.....go!

  

Alright so we start everything basically at the same time, so let's get our ingredients ready!

Not-Foodz:

-->Two pots, one with lid

-->One large skillet with lid

-->Spoons and such for stirring

Foodz:

-->1 large boneless, skinless chicken breast

-->About 1 cup of fresh (frozen) green beans

-->Orzo! (The nifty little pasta that looks like rice. I think I made about a cup. I dunno.)

-->Chicken stock...around 1/4 cup

-->Extra virgin olive oil

-->A palmful of bacon bits (for goodness sake, not the imitation kind!)

-->salt and pepper 

-->1 jar alfredo sauce (I personally like the roasted poblano variety)

-->about 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese

-->about 1/4 cup of Parmesan/Romano/asiago blend cheese

Let's get cooking!

-->First put some water in one of the pots and start boiling it!

-->Next we put enough chicken stock in the other pot to be about an inch high. Toss the green beans in it, set the burner to medium/high, stir the green beans around and leave it for now.

-->Put a drizzle of olive oil into the skillet and start cooking your chicken on medium. Lightly salt and pepper each side. Flip it every now and then, when it's almost done cut it into bite-size pieces. I use scissors! Cause, ya know, I like for things to be easy.

-->Once the water is boiling, add your orzo and set the timer for 9 minutes. Keep stirring/flipping everything on the stove. No down time on this dish!

-->When you're down to about 2 minutes, toss the bacon bits into the green beans as well as some sea salt and stir well.

-->The chicken should be done. Turn the burner down to low and add the alfredo sauce. Mix it well and check your green beans. They should be pretty tender now, so toss the whole mix into the skillet and stir.

-->Remove the orzo and drain it well. Add it to the skillet, along with the other cheeses. Stir well and cover and leave it alone on low heat for a few minutes. (ok I lied. You get MINIMAL down time. But you should be setting the table or raising your Pokemon or something...)

-->Stir it one more time before serving, then enjoy!