Chicken & Orzo

Name: Chicken & Orzo (Gershla So Pileshko Meso)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Macedonian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons (30 g) unsalted butter; 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs; ¼ teaspoon nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced; 3 cups (300 ml) hot water; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 cup (240 ml) red wine; ¼ teaspoon cinnamon; 2 cups (225 g) dried orzo; 2 teaspoons kosher salt

Gershla So Pileshko Meso

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Macedonia

By Katerina Nitsou

Published 2021

About

Once you try it, this recipe is sure to become one of your favorites. My mother made this often for weeknight meals and to serve to guests. It has now become one of my favorites for entertaining. Whenever I make this for friends who haven’t tried it, they always request it when they come over again.

Ingredients

8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
2 tablespoons (30 g) unsalted butter
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Europe
Macedonia
Main course
Dinner

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Pat the chicken dry using paper towels.

In a Dutch oven, melt the butter with the oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken thighs (top side down) and sear on one side only for 3 to 4 minutes until golden brown. Remove the chicken and set asi