Cheesy Tomato Chicken with Orzo and Kale

• Serves: 2

• Source: Blue Apron

• Contributor: Kate

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts
• 2T tomato paste
• 1T capers
• 4oz orzo
• 1 bunch kale
• 2T creme fraiche
• 1/4t crushed red pepper
• 2t minced garlic
• 4oz fresh mozzarella
• 1t oregano

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450F
2. Chop capers and slice cheese
3. Heat a pan with a drizzle of olive oil over medium high
4. Add chopped capers, oregano, 1t garlic. Cook until slightly softened ~1 min.
5. Add tomato paste, 1/2c water, and red pepper flakes. Cook until combined and thickened (2-3 min)
6. Put salt and pepper on chicken. Place chicken into a baking dish. Top the chicken with the sauce and sliced cheese
7. Bake 20 minutes
8. Boil water in a medium pot. Add orzo an dboil 9 minutes. Drain orzo.
9. Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat and chop the kale
10. Add 1t garlic and kale to the pan and saute. When kale is slightly wilted add 1/4c water and cook until the water has cooked off.
11. Add kale to the drained orzo and add creme fraiche. Combine and divide among 2 plates.
12. Top the orzo with chicken and sauce.

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