MY ONE POT CHICKEN TENDERS, ASPARAGUS and MUSHROOMS ORZOTTO!

I had 3 raw frozen chicken tenders, leftover from a meal that I prepared this week. The question was, what can I make with only 3 chicken tenders. Easy. I opened my pantry and saw orzo, spices, broth and seasonings. Then opened my fridge and saw fresh asparagus, garlic and Baby Bella mushrooms. The end result was delicious, a creamy yummy risotto texture-like 1-pot comfort dish, and I even had leftovers, smile! I got this.
 
Approximate Prep and Cooking Time: Under 30 minutes
Approximate Cost: $9.10 or $3.03 per serving
Difficulty Level:     X    Easy ____ Intermediate ____ Advanced
Servings: 3
 
Ingredients
3 chicken tenders ($2.15)
1 ½ tbsp. Angie’s basting oil (.45)
1 ½ tbsp. Lemon pepper (.15)
8 asparagus, diced (.90)
5 baby Bella mushrooms, chopped (.65)
5 garlic cloves, chopped (.25)
1 tbsp. ea. of Paprika, dry basil, dry parsley, dry onion, garlic powder, (.75)
1 c. Orzo (.50)
2 ½ c. Chicken broth (1.50)
1 Lemon for juice and garnish (.55)
1 avocado ($1.25)
 
Directions

1. Clean and chop/cut all the ingredients, except the tenders.
2. Season the tenders with t tbsp. lemon pepper, 1 tbsp. basting oil and sauté briefly.
3. Remove from skillet and sauté the cut mushrooms, garlic and asparagus.
4. Add the Paprika, dry basil, dry parsley, dry onion and garlic powder and ½ tbsp.. lemon pepper. Stir to mix all.
5. Add the orzo, ½ tbsp. basting oil and stir to combine all the ingredients.
6. On medium heat, add at least 1 cup of broth and bring to a light boil.
7. Keep adding broth until the orzo is tender
8. Add the half cooked chicken tenders (and more broth as needed) and cook for few minutes until the chicken cooks completely, about 3 to 4 minutes.
9. The consistency of the dish is not dry or soupy, but rather creamy.
10. Finally, squeeze the juice of 1 lemon, cube the avocado and prepare to plate your meal.

 
My Link:
Angie’s Basting Oil:  www.angieslifehacks.com/cuisine/the-flavor-series-recipe-2-angies-basting-olive-oil