Summer High Protein Orzo

Ingredients

SERVES: 6-8

• ½ cup arugula 

• 1 box orzo

• 8 cups water

• 1 package of sundried tomato & basil chicken sausage

• 2 bell peppers

• 1 ½ cups spinach

• 3 tbsp olive oil

• 1 tsp minced garlic

• 1 lemon

• ¼ cup parmesan cheese

• Garlic salt

• Black pepper

Instructions

• Cook orzo on stovetop per box instructions

• As that is cooking, chop your bell pepper into small pieces and chop your chicken sausage into bite sized pieces

• Once orzo is cooked al dente, mix in spinach and chopped bell peppers

• In a separate pan, cook chicken sausage all the way through

• Add in chicken sausage to orzo and veggies and combine

• Top bowl with olive oil, juice from one fresh lemon, minced garlic, parmesan cheese, and spices

• When serving, add arugula to base of bowl and scoop about 1 cup of orzo mix on top