Recipe: Asiago Chicken Orzo

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 can fat-free - less-sodium chicken broth
• 12 ounces skinned - boned chicken breast - bite-size pieces
• 1 1/4 cups uncooked orzo - rice-shaped pasta
• 1 cup frozen green peas - thawed
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) grated Asiago cheese - divided
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, basil or oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Put chicken stock or broth into a pot, Bring it to a boil,
then put in chicken breast, 1 1/4 cups uncooked orzo (rice-shaped pasta),
bring it to a simmer.

Step 2

Lower the heat to med-low.
Add in 1/4 teaspoon salt,
1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, basil, or oregano,
1/8 teaspoon black pepper.
Simmer, stirring for 12 minutes.

Step 3

By the end of 12 minutes, the pasta is tender.
Turn off the heat. Dump in 1 cup frozen green peas, 1/2 cup (2 ounces) grated Asiago cheese.
Mix well.

Step 4

To serve, put them into a nice bowl, spread a little bit of grated Asiago cheese.