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One Pot Italian Chicken & Orzo / Risoni Pasta
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Prep Time
10m
Cook Time
25m
Total Time
35m
This One Pot Italian Chicken & Orzo Pasta is a quick and easy dish that's packed with flavor. Marinated chicken is combined with tender orzo, juicy tomatoes, and fragrant Italian herbs for a simple yet satisfying meal. Just one pot is all you need for a delicious Italian-inspired dinner.
Ingredients
Servings:
4
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Marinade
Chicken
Risoni
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Notes
1. As you can see in the recipe video, the breast fillets I used were very small - perfect for a single serving. If you can only get larger ones, cut them in half horizontally to make 2 steaks (per breast) and cook for 2 - 3 minutes on each side. Go by weight - aim for around 120 - 150g/4-5oz of chicken per serving.
2. Risoni / orzo pasta is the rice shaped pasta. You can find it in the pasta section of supermarkets.
3. To skip the marinating, just cut the chicken breast in half horizontally to form two thin steaks, or slice into strips. If the steaks are much thicker than 1cm/2/5" thick, pound to even thickness. Then coat with Marinade and proceed with recipe without marinating (though even 5 minutes of marinating time helps!), but cut down the chicken cook time to 2 - 3 minutes per side. Also see Note 4 below.
4. Cooking chicken with risoni: In this recipe, I cooked whole chicken breast to place on top of the risoni. The other option is to cut the chicken into bite size pieces, marinate briefly. Then heat skillet on high, cook onion and garlic, then add chicken with the capsicum. Cook until outside is browned (inside still raw), turn heat down to medium low, follow recipe to cook risoni. This method is actually faster too - the whole recipe will be done in around 25 minutes.
5. Nutrition per serving (4 servings). The serving sizes are very generous!
2. Risoni / orzo pasta is the rice shaped pasta. You can find it in the pasta section of supermarkets.
3. To skip the marinating, just cut the chicken breast in half horizontally to form two thin steaks, or slice into strips. If the steaks are much thicker than 1cm/2/5" thick, pound to even thickness. Then coat with Marinade and proceed with recipe without marinating (though even 5 minutes of marinating time helps!), but cut down the chicken cook time to 2 - 3 minutes per side. Also see Note 4 below.
4. Cooking chicken with risoni: In this recipe, I cooked whole chicken breast to place on top of the risoni. The other option is to cut the chicken into bite size pieces, marinate briefly. Then heat skillet on high, cook onion and garlic, then add chicken with the capsicum. Cook until outside is browned (inside still raw), turn heat down to medium low, follow recipe to cook risoni. This method is actually faster too - the whole recipe will be done in around 25 minutes.
5. Nutrition per serving (4 servings). The serving sizes are very generous!
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total
recipe.
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Calories856kcal42%
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Fat37g1%
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Saturated Fat7g0%
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Carbohydrates57g2%
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Fiber2g0%
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Sugar4g0%
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Protein71g3%
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Cholesterol170mg8%
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Sodium902mg45%
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.