Baked Lemon Rosemary Chicken Meatballs and Creamy Orzo. Quick, easy, colorful, and delicious! Baked chicken meatballs with roasted lemon, cooked together with orzo pasta and baby spinach, then finished with melty cheese. This tasty dish is all made in one pan without even having to boil any water. Simply mix, bake, eat, and enjoy!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds ground chicken, pork, or turkey
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1 shallot, chopped
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
2 teaspoons dried rosemary
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
salt and black pepper
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped lemon peel
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
chili flakes
1-pound dry orzo pasta
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup heavy cream or canned full fat coconut milk
3 cups baby spinach, chopped
1 cup shredded mozzarella or provolone cheese
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 450° F.
2. Add the chicken, dijon, shallot, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, rosemary, paprika, salt, pepper, and parmesan to a bowl. Mix to combine. Roll the meat into tablespoon-size balls (will make 15-16 meatballs).2. In a 9×13 inch baking dish, combine the meatballs, olive oil, lemon peel, dill, and chili flakes. Bake 8-10 minutes, until just starting to get crisp. Reduce the oven to 400° F.
3. To the meatballs, add the dry orzo. Pour over 2 cups of water and the wine, stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Place the spinach on top. Bake for 12-15 minutes until most of the water has cooked into the pasta, but not all of it.
4. Stir the pasta around, mix in the cream, then sprinkle the cheese over top. Bake another 10 minutes until the cheese has melted and the sauce is bubbling. If there’s a lot of oil on top, drain off the excess. Top with fresh dill, basil, or micro greens.
Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Servings: 6 Calories Per Serving: 679 kcal
Baked Lemon Rosemary Chicken Meatballs and Creamy Orzo
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds ground chicken pork, or turkey
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 shallot chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- salt and black pepper
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped lemon peel
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- chili flakes
- 1- pound dry orzo pasta
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup heavy cream or canned full fat coconut milk
- 3 cups baby spinach chopped
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella or provolone cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450° F.
- Add the chicken, Dijon, shallot, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, rosemary, paprika, salt, pepper, and parmesan to a bowl. Mix to combine. Roll the meat into tablespoon-size balls (will make 15-16 meatballs).2. In a 9×13-inch baking dish, combine the meatballs, olive oil, lemon peel, dill, and chili flakes. Bake 8-10 minutes, until just starting to get crisp. Reduce the oven to 400° F.
- To the meatballs, add the dry orzo. Pour over 2 cups of water and the wine, stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Place the spinach on top. Bake for 12-15 minutes until most of the water has cooked into the pasta, but not all of it.
- Stir the pasta around, mix in the cream, then sprinkle the cheese over top. Bake another 10 minutes until the cheese has melted and the sauce is bubbling. If there’s a lot of oil on top, drain off the excess. Top with fresh dill, basil, or micro greens.
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