Orzo With Chicken, Broccoli, And Pesto
- 2 cups small broccoli florets
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 2 cups hot cooked orzo (about 1 cup uncooked rice-shaped pasta)
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast (about 6 ounces)
- Steam broccoli, covered, for 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Rinse broccoli with cold water. Drain; place in a large bowl.
- Drop the pine nuts and garlic through food chute with food processor on, and process until minced. Add parsley, mint, and cheese; process until finely minced. With the processor on, slowly pour the oil, lemon juice, water, salt, and pepper through food chute, and process until well blended.
- Add the parsley mixture, orzo, and chicken to broccoli; stir well.
broccoli florets, pine nuts, garlic, parsley, fresh mint, parmesan cheese, extravirgin olive oil, lemon juice, water, salt, ground black pepper, orzo, chicken
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/orzo-with-chicken-broccoli-pesto (may not work)