A great one-pot meal for midweek, tastes like risotto but so much easier to make! Lemon garlic chicken, surprising amount of hidden vegetables, oozy tomato risoni (orzo), loaded with Greek flavours!
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 4 – 5
INGREDIENTS:
Lemon Garlic Chicken
1 lb / 500g chicken thighs , boneless skinless (or breast), cut into 2 cm / 1″ pieces
2 garlic cloves , finely minced
1 tbsp dried oregano
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
Orzo
2 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves , minced
1 small onion , finely chopped
2 zucchini (medium, or 1 large) , cut into 1cm / 1/3″ cubes (Note 1)
1 red bell pepper/capsicum , cut into 1cm / 1/3″ cubes (Note 1)
1 tbsp dried oregano
2 1/2 cups chicken broth/stock , low sodium
14 oz / 400g canned crushed tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 1/2 cups orzo/risoni (Note 2)
1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes (1 Australian punnet)
1 tsp cooking salt (kosher salt)
1/2 tsp black pepper
Garnish (semi-optional)
2 tbsp lemon juice , drizzling at end
1/2 cup (100g) Greek feta cheese , crumbled (not optional)
Fresh oregano leaves (optional)
