Looking for a quick and easy dinner that’s sure to please everyone at your table? Your search ends here. Chicken and orzo are a match made in heaven—just take these eight easy recipes, for example. From cozy soups and casseroles to one-pan wonders, you’ll find something you love in this collection of our best chicken and orzo recipes.
Easy Slow Cooker Boursin Chicken and Pasta
Peyton Beckwith
“This easy slow cooker Boursin chicken and pasta features boneless chicken breasts, spinach, and orzo pasta in a creamy tomato and Boursin sauce.” —Nicole McLaughlin
Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup
Jen Causey / Food Styling: Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling: Josh Hoggle
“This lemon chicken orzo soup is comfort in a bowl! It is so flavorful with tender pieces of chicken in a lemony broth with orzo pasta, carrots, onions, celery, and baby spinach. This has quickly become one of my family’s favorite soup recipes.” —ReneePaj
Chicken and Orzo Bake
Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
“This chicken and orzo bake is a tasty one-pot dinner, suitable for weeknights. The spinach and sun-dried tomatoes add a nice pop of color and loads of flavor to the cheesy orzo.” —Barrett Heald
Creamy Banana Pepper Bacon Chicken
Peyton Beckwith
“Chicken breasts are simmered in a cream sauce flavored with banana peppers and bacon. Serve over orzo for a delicious meal.” —Nicole McLaughlin
Dump-and-Bake Chicken Piccata Casserole
Peyton Beckwith
“This easy chicken piccata orzo casserole is a one-dish dinner with lemon-garlic chicken atop creamy orzo. It takes minutes to assemble, and is on the table in under an hour.” —Natalie Gravois
Greek Lemon Chicken Orzo Casserole
Allrecipes / Qi Ai
“This Greek lemon chicken orzo casserole features Greek-seasoned chicken, tomatoes, zucchini, and olives in a cozy one-dish dinner. I love casseroles, but I don’t have a large family, so a lot of casseroles leave me with too many leftovers. Here’s a small casserole that will satisfy three people.” —Brenda Venable
One-Pan Pesto Chicken and Vegetables
Allrecipes / Kim Shupe
“This one-pan pesto chicken and vegetables is a quick and cozy weeknight dinner. Creamy, herb-packed pesto chicken and orzo come together in one skillet with tender broccoli, Sweety Drop peppers, and a silky bone-broth sauce that tastes indulgent without feeling heavy.” —TheDailyGourmet
Chicken Piccata Meatballs
Jacob Fox / Food Styling: Stephanie Hunter, Kelsey Moylan / Prop Styling: Breanna Ghazali
“These chicken piccata meatballs cook in one pan with a delicious pan sauce of lemon, capers, white wine, and butter. They are great served over orzo, rice or angel hair pasta.” —Nicole McLaughlin