Texas NASCAR RACE Dinner in less than 30 minutes

• Cast Iron Dutch Oven
• Large Ceramic Bowl
• Pasta Pot
• Small Bowl

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1. 1 cauliflower, trimmed, cut into 2 inch pieces
2. 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 orange bell pepper, trimmed, cut into 1 inch pieces
3. ½ large sweet onion, trimmed, chopped into ½ inch pieces
4. 1 large lemon, seeded, squeezed, should yield about ¼ cup juice or more
5. ½ teaspoon each dill and thyme
6. 1 teaspoon minced garlic
7. 2 cups orzo
8. 1 skinless chicken breast, sliced against the grain, then diced into 1 inch pieces
9. 1 cup diced ripe tomatoes, roma or heirloom is nice, canned works too!
10. 1 cup mushrooms, button is nice or your favorite, sliced
11. 1 cup olives, black, rinsed and drained
12. 1 cup cheese, pecorino Romano, grated on small grate
13. Extra virgin olive oil
14. Unsalted butter

You will need two pans, large stock pan for pasta, cast iron dutch oven and lid and a large and a medium size ceramic bowls for mixing during prep.

In large bowl, toss in cauliflower, bell peppers, sweet onion. Drizzle in a little extra virgin olive oil, add dill and thyme, ½ the lemon juice and toss very well and set aside.

In small bowl, toss in diced chicken and ½ the lemon juice, toss very well and set aside.

Start to boil a large pot of water for the pasta on high heat. Meanwhile…

Using another burner, set the dutch oven heat to med to high with a little olive oil, stir fry the cauliflower, bell peppers, sweet onion for 5 min. Final stir add garlic and set lid on pot and turn heat to low. Meanwhile…

Back to the large pasta pot which should be boiling hot and stir in the orzo, cook stirring occasionally for 11 minutes. Meanwhile…

Remove the vegetables from the dutch oven back to the large ceramic bowl and place the lid on the bowl to keep this warm. Meanwhile…

Toss the chicken into the dutch oven and return the heat to medium high. Stir fry for 5 minutes till just turning pink, add the tomatoes, mushroom and olives. Return the lid to the dutch oven pan and set to low. Meanwhile…

Pasta should be done, place in colander to drain but don’t rinse. Add 2 tablespoons unsalted butter to the still hot pasta pot. Stir till butter melted and stir in the cheese.

Ladle the pasta into large bowls, align veggies and chicken first and then pasta, garnish with a little more cheese over all. 
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