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Chicken and artichoke orzotto recipe

Chicken and artichoke orzotto recipe

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Created by The Tesco Real Food team

A riff on risotto, this simple supper uses orzo – an easy-to-cook pasta – and sweet cherry tomatoes. We've used ready-roasted chicken to keep things speedy and added artichokes for a little tang. This is a lovely comforting yet healthy midweek meal that's on the table in 15 minutes! See method

Ingredients

  • ½ reduced-salt chicken stock cube, made up to 400ml
  • 150g Tesco Finest orzo

  • 90g artichoke antipasti (from a jar), chopped, plus 1 tsp oil
  • 1 small red onion, finely chopped
  • 100g cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 roast chicken breast, skin removed and shredded
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 10g fresh parsley, leaves picked and chopped
2 of your 5-a-day and high in protein

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    2145kj
    511kcal     26%

  • Fat

    13g 18%

  • Saturates

    3g 14%

  • Sugars

    7g 8%

  • Salt

    1.8g 30%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 66.9g Protein 27.4g Fibre 8g

Method

  1. Bring the stock to the boil in a saucepan. Add the orzo and simmer over a medium heat for 8-9 mins, stirring frequently, until tender. There should still be a little liquid left in the pan.
  2. Meanwhile, heat the oil from the artichoke jar in a saucepan over a medium heat and fry the onion and tomatoes for 6-8 mins until beginning to soften. Add the garlic, chicken and artichokes and cook for another 2 mins to heat through.
  3. Stir the chicken and artichoke mix into the orzo along with the lemon zest and juice and most of the parsley. Season with black pepper, then divide between bowls and scatter with the remaining parsley to serve.

Tip: Looking to up your protein? Double the chicken if you like.

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