Chicken with Spring Vegetables and Orzo

Ingredients

• 5 slices Maple Leaf ® Natural Bacon, cut into 1/2” pieces
• 8 Maple Leaf Prime ® Raised Without Antibiotics boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 large clove of garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup orzo pasta
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 cups low sodium chicken stock
• ½ cup white wine
• 5 spears asparagus, cut into ¼” rounds
• ½ cup sweet peas, fresh or frozen
• 1 cup baby spinach
• ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• ½ cup 35% cream
• ¼ cup Italian parsley, roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• Salt
• pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp Spanish paprika
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp chili flakes, optional