[RECIPE] Easy Creamy Orzo Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli

RECIPE: Easy Creamy Orzo Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli Dinner RECIPE: Easy Creamy Orzo Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli Dinner

I have really learned to LOVE cooking. I’m no professional chef. I’m no Paula Deen or Rachel Ray, but I’m not half bad. I have a few specialties, but I won’t be writing any cookbooks anytime soon (although that is secretly something I’d love to do one day).

Well, ever since I became pregnant, I’ve still loved cooking, BUT I need it to be simple. I need it to be easy. I don’t want to spend a ton of time in the kitchen.

I’ve recently discovered the GLORIOUSNESS that are the Philadelphia Cooking Cremes you can get at the grocery store (no, this is not a sponsored post, Philadelphia has no idea who I am). I had a coupon for a free one a few months ago and now I’m hooked. There are a ton of coupons out there for these cooking cremes and that makes them only like $1 or $2 each and they really add SO MUCH to a simple, plain dish.

Anywho, I threw this dinner together earlier this week and it was SO good so I thought I’d share it with y’all.

Have any of y’all ever tried the Philadelphia Cooking Cremes?

Ingredients:

  • 1 tub of Philadelphia Italian Cheese & Herb Cooking Creme
  • 1.5-2 pounds of boneless, skinless, chicken breast
  • 1 cup of orzo pasta
  • 1 12oz. can of diced tomatoes, drained
  • 2 cups of frozen broccoli
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Garlic Bread (as a delicious side)

Directions:

In a large skillet, cook the chicken breast and season with salt and pepper. Cut into cubes. In a separate pot, bring water to a boil and cook the orzo pasta according to the directions on the box or bag.

In the large skillet, combine cooked chicken with frozen broccoli and your tub of Philadelphia Cooking Creme (I used Italian Cheese & Herb this time, but I’ve also used the Creamy Garlic before which is SUPER yummy).

Once the pasta is cooked, drain it and add it to the skillet. Add your can of drained, diced tomatoes. Then mix thoroughly until everything is cooked through and you have a nice creamy consistency.

Serve with a piece of garlic bread and a glass of milk and enjoy!

16 Comments

  1. This recipe has been on my pinterest board for…who knows how long… I finally made it last night, and WOW. This was amazing, and I would absolutely make it again and again! Now, I admit, I don’t follow a recipe very well, and my grocery store doesn’t carry the Philly cooking cremes (what???) (That was annoying.) So, what I did was, I sautéed the chicken in a combo of butter and evoo. I ALWAYS use a meat thermometer whenever I cook meat, poultry or seafood. So, I set the alarm to go off at 165. When the chicken was browned nicely, I stuck it in the oven, where I had a bag of fresh broccoli cooking for about 15 minutes at 400. (The broccoli was tossed in a generous amount of evoo and about 6 cloves (all I had) of sliced garlic. Lots of salt and pepper.) (I also salt and pepper my chicken.) Meanwhile, I cooked the orzo. I also had the garlic bread ready to pop in. Once it was time to mix it all together, since I didn’t have the cooking cream, I just dumped the tomatoes and an 8 oz pkg of regular cream cheese and mixed until the cream cheese melted into the tomatoes. Then added the chopped chicken, orzo and broccoli and a generous dose of italian seasoning blend. The result was awesome!!!! I will continue to look for the Philly cooking creme, but honestly, you don’t even need it! This recipe is a keeper! Thank you!

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  8. Looks great! Here is a quick tip for you…if you cube your chicken before you cook it it will cook up much more quickly. Thanks for what looks like a delicious and easy meal!!

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  9. Yes, I was just telling my husband last week how the Philly cooking cremes make cooking so much easier! Especially for my spinach madeline side dish that I could never get a consistent result of seasoning and creaminess. I use the Italian cooking creme now, and I get a yummy result every time!

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  14. I love the Philadelphia cooking creams! When I was couponing a lot a couple of years ago I found coupons for it all the time, and we stocked up on it. It does make really easy meals!

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