Kotopoulo Giouvetsi ( Chicken Casserole With Orzo)

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium roasting chicken (3-4 lbs)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups orzo pasta
• 3 medium onions, coarsely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 large bell peppers, cored seeded,and finely chopped
• 1 cup peeled chopped plum tomato
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 4 cups water
• grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450øf.
• 2 wash chicken and rub outside and inside with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• 3 season skin with salt and pepper.
• 4 place chicken in a medium-to-large baking pan, preferably glass or clay, and spread orzo evenly around chicken.
• 5 add remaining oil and other ingredients except cheese and toss in pan to combine.
• 6 place pan, uncovered, in hot oven and reduce heat to 350øf.
• 7 bake for 1 to 1-1/2 hours, basting chicken every 10 to 15 minutes with pan juices, until chicken is tender and orzo cooked, adding more water, if necessary, during baking if orzo seems too dry.
• 8 sprinkle with grated cheese before serving.