#MEwx cold, clouds and MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN AND ORZO

Good morning Augusta.

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This morning we have mostly cloudy skies with isolated snow showers, turning partly sunny this afternoon. Highs in the lower 20s with northwest winds around 10 mph gusting to 20 mph.

Tonight we'll have mostly clear skies and colder with lows around -4°F. North winds around 10 mph with wind chill values as low as -15°F.

The wind direction is West Southwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.91, the Absolute pressure is 29.71 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and clouds.

We didn't receive any measurable rain/snow melt here over the past 24 hours.

Our outdoor temperature is 19.2°F, the humidity is 68%, the dew point is 10.4°F and our wind chill is 19.2°F. 

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with overcast sklioes.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, the moon is 93.8% illuminated, the moon phase is waning gibbous, sunrise is 7:08 am↑ 118° Southeast, Sunset is 4:32 pm↑ 242° Southwest, Moonrise is 7:17 pm↑ 70° East, Moonset is 9:00 am↑ 293° Northwest and we'll have 9 hours 24

Minutes of daylight today.

 

MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN AND ORZO

4 servings

1 tbsp olive or vegetable oil

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1¼ lbs)

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 1/3 cups uncooked orzo or Rosa marina pasta

1 can (14½ oz) fat-free chicken broth

½ cup water

1 tbsp chopped fresh or 1 tsp

dried rosemary leaves

½ tsp salt

2 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise into fourths, then cut crosswise into slices (1 ½ cups)

3 roma (plum) tomatoes, cut into fourths and sliced (1½ cups)

1 medium green bell pepper, chopped (1 cup)

¼ cup crumbled feta cheese (2 oz) if desired

Sliced ripe olives, if desired

 

Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in oil about 10 minutes, turning once, until brown. Remove chicken from skillet; keep warm.  Mix garlic, pasta, broth and water in skillet. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid is absorbed.  Stir in remaining ingredients except cheese and olives. Add chicken. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes, stirring once, until bell pepper is crisp-tender and pasta is tender. Sprinkle with feta cheese and olives.  If your family prefers, sprinkle Parmesan cheese over this skillet instead of using feta cheese and omit the olives.  Quickly complete this meal with warmed purchased focaccia bread and fresh pears or clusters of red grapes.