Orzo With Chicken, Corn And Green Beans

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• coarse salt
• ground pepper
• 1/2 lb orzo pasta
• 8 ounces green beans, trimmed and cut into 1- inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen corn kernels, thawed
• 3 1/2 cups shredded roasted chicken (1 whole 3 pound roasted chicken, skin and bones discarded)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook orzo until al dente, according to package directions, adding green beans during last 6 minutes of cooking.
• 2 drain; rinse under cold water until cooled.
• 3 meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
• 4 add garlic; cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
• 5 add corn and 1 teaspoon salt; cook until warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• 6 toss pasta and green beans with corn mixture and chicken.
• 7 season generously with salt and pepper.