Viral lemon creamy zucchini orzo with crispy chicken sausage

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 1 cups orzo
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 lemon
• 1 cups parmesan
• 2 zucchinis
• 1/2 white onion or shallot
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• garlic powder
• mild italian chicken sausage

Instructions

1. Slice the chicken sausage and cook it with olive oil for 8 minutes on medium high heat, or until fully cooked.
2. Sauté the zucchini with olive oil and garlic powder for 8 minutes on medium high heat.
3. Remove zucchini from pan and set aside. Add chopped onion to the pan and sauté with olive oil for 2-3 minutes.
4. Add 1 cup uncooked orzo to the pan with onions and 2 cups chicken broth. Cover and reduce heat to medium. Stir and let cook until the liquid is absorbed (about 7 minutes).
5. Add 1 cup Parmesan, juice of 1 lemon, 1 tbsp butter, the cooked zucchini, and cooked chicken sausage to the creamy orzo. Mix and serve.