Chicken Sausage Skillet Orzotto

🥘 Ingredients

• black pepper
  pinch
• chicken stock concentrate
  1 unit
• garlic
  2 cloves
• grape tomatoes
  ½ pint
• italian chicken sausage
  2 links
• italian seasoning
  1 tsp
• lemon
  1 unit
• mozzarella cheese
  ½ cup
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• orzo pasta
  ½ cup
• panko breadcrumbs
  ¼ cup
• parmesan cheese
  ¼ cup
• parsley
  ¼ cup
• salt
  pinch
• spinach
  1 c
• water
  4 c

🍳 Cookware

• broiler
• medium pot
• large pan
• small bowl

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   parmesan cheese italian chicken sausage spinach chicken stock concentrate lemon mozzarella cheese garlic italian seasoning grape tomatoes orzo pasta panko breadcrumbs parsley salt black pepper olive oil water

   parmesan cheese: ¼ cup, italian chicken sausage: 2 links, spinach: 1 c, chicken stock concentrate: 1 unit, lemon: 1 unit, mozzarella cheese: ½ cup, garlic: 2 cloves, italian seasoning: 1 tsp, grape tomatoes: ½ pint, orzo pasta: ½ cup, panko breadcrumbs: ¼ cup, parsley: ¼ cup, salt: pinch, black pepper: pinch, olive oil: 2 tbsp, water: 4 c
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   Heat broiler to high. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry all produce. Mince garlic. Chop spinach until you have 1 very packed cup. Halve lemon; cut one half into wedges. Halve tomatoes. Finely chop parsley.
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   Once water is boiling, add orzo to pot. Cook until al dente ⏱️ 8 minutes . Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water, then drain. Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until just browned ⏱️ 3 minutes . It will cook through in the next step.
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   Add tomatoes and garlic to pan with sausage. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is fragrant and sausage is cooked through ⏱️ 2 minutes . Stir in half the italian seasoning; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until tomatoes begin to break down ⏱️ 2 minutes more. Lower heat to medium.
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   Stir chopped spinach, chicken stock concentrate, ½ cup reserved pasta cooking water, and cooked orzo into pan. Cook, stirring, until spinach is wilted and mixture is creamy ⏱️ 2 minutes . If mixture seems dry, stir in more reserved pasta cooking water a splash at a time as necessary.
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   Stir in mozzarella and a squeeze of lemon juice. Season with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice to taste. If your pan is not ovenproof, transfer mixture now to a baking dish. In a small bowl , combine panko, parmesan, a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper; sprinkle over orzotto. Broil until panko is golden brown ⏱️ 2 minutes . Watch carefully to avoid burning.
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   Divide orzotto between plates. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve with any remaining lemon wedges on the side.