Slow-Cooker Mediterranean Chicken & Orzo

Ingredients

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  1 lb or 454g

• Chicken broth

  Soup, canned, less/reduced sodium

  1 cup or 240g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  2 medium whole or 246g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 medium or 110g

• Lemon zest

  1 lemon or 4g

• Herbes de Provence Salad Dressing

  Whole Foods Market

  ⅓ tablespoon or 5g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Pepper

  Spices, white

  ½ tsp, ground or 1g

• Orzo

  Meijer

  ¾ cup dry or 130g

• Olives

  Ripe, canned (small-extra large)

  ⅓ cup or 45g

• Parsley

  Raw

  2 tbsp or 8g

Directions

1. Cut each chicken breast half into 4 pieces. Combine the chicken, broth, tomatoes, onion, lemon zest, lemon juice, herbs de Provence, salt and pepper in a 6-quart slow cooker. Cook on High for 2 hours or on Low for 4 hours. Stir in orzo and olives; cook for 30 minutes more. Let cool slightly. Sprinkle with parsley.
2. (source: https://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/262157/slow-cooker-mediterranean-chicken-orzo/)