Marry Me Chicken Orzo

Owen Parker

Marry Me Chicken Orzo

This Marry Me Chicken Orzo is a treat of a one pot pasta recipe - super simple and takes just 30 minutes to make. All the flavours of our favourite Tuscan inspired chicken dish, made into a complete dinner.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Total Time 30

Servings: 4

Course: Pasta

Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

650 g Chicken breast Skinless and boneless. Chopped
1 tbsp Olive oil Or oil from sun dried tomatoes jar
3 Garlic cloves Peeled and crushed
170 g Sun-dried tomatoes in oil Drained
1 tsp Oregano
2 tsp Paprika
250 g Orzo
650 ml Hot chicken stock Made with a stock cube bouillon cube
150 ml Double cream heavy cream (US/CAN or (AUS) thickened cream)
50 g Parmesan Grated
120 g Spinach
Freshly ground black pepper

Method

Fry the chicken: In a large, deep frying pan, heat the oil over a medium heat. When it's hot, carefully add the chicken pieces. Cook for 5 minutes stirring occasionally until all sides are starting to colour.
Garlic, tomatoes and herbs go in: Reduce the heat and add the garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, oregano and paprika. Stir for 3-5 minutes until the garlic is softened.
Pasta and stock in, then simmer: Add the orzo, stock, and some pepper and give everything a good stir and put the lid on. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the orzo is almost cooked.
Reduce heat, time for spinach and cream: Turn the heat to the lowest setting add the spinach and cream and stir very well for 1-3 minutes until the spinach is wilted and the cream is heated through. Check the chicken is cooked through.
To serve: Turn off the heat and stir in the parmesan.

Notes

Chicken: You could use boneless, skinless chicken thighs if you prefer but you will need to adjust the cooking time to cook a little longer.

Stock/liquid: Sometimes you may need a little extra liquid to cook the orzo fully. If the liquid is fully absorbed and the orzo isn't cooked, add a splash of water or stock until it is cooked through.

Double cream: You can use heavy cream as an equivalent to double cream for the sauce. If you are measuring in fl. oz. then please use 5 fl.oz. Outside the UK? Use heavy cream (if you're in USA or Canada) or thickened cream (if you're in Australia.)