Provencal Chicken Breasts with Rosemary Orzo

By Shash

Ingredients

• Chicken:
• 3 * 3 whole boneless chicken breasts with skin (about 2 1/2 pounds), halved
• 2 * 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 2 * 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• * white part of 4 leeks, halved lengthwise, sliced 1/4 inch thick crosswise, washed well, and drained
• 2 * 2 cups chicken broth
• * a 28-to-32 ounce can whole tomatoes, drained and chopped
• 1 * 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
• 1 * 1 cup drained Niçoise or Kalamata olives
• Rosemary Orzo:
• 1 * 1 pound orzo (rice-shaped pasta)
• 3 * 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 * 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Chicken:

Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. In a large heavy flameproof casserole heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown chicken in 2 batches, transferring with tongs as browned to a large plate.

Add wine to casserole and boil, scraping up browned bits, until almost evaporated. Add garlic, leeks, broth, tomatoes, zest, and chicken with any juices accumulated on plate and simmer, covered, turning chicken once, until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to a platter.

Add olives to tomato mixture and boil sauce until thickened slightly. Season sauce with salt and pepper and serve with chicken and rosemary orzo.



Rosemary Orzo:
Bring a 6-quart saucepan of salted water to a boil and cook orzo until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain orzo well and in a large bowl toss with oil, rosemary, and salt and pepper to taste.