Baked Chicken with Orzo



INGREDIENTS:

1 Frying chicken, quartered

1 tb butter 

1 3/4 c  orzo

1 1/2 ts salt 

1/2 ts Oil

1 c  Chicken broth

6 oz tomato paste

1/4 ts Pepper

Plain yogurt

DIRECTIONS:

1. Place the chicken in a shallow roasting pan, skin side up.
Add 1/3 cup water. Dot with butter. salt and pepper to taste.
Bake in 350 F oven 1 hour.  Fifteen minutes before chicken is
done, bring 2 quarts of water to boil, stir in orzo, 1/2
teaspoon salt and oil.  Parboil 5 minutes.  Drain orzo in
colander.  Rinse in cold water.  Drain.  Remove baked chicken
from oven.  Place in dish.  Cover tightly with heavy-duty foil.
Set aside. Turn oven to 425 F.  Add 1 cup water and broth to
roasting pan.  Stir to loosen drippings.  Add tomato paste, 1
teaspoon salt, pepper and drained orzo. Bake 30 minutes or
until orzo has absorbed liquid and is tender. Adjust salt.
Spinkle orzo with parmesan cheese or dollops of yogurt. Serve
with baked chicken.



Baked Chicken with Orzo