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One-Pot Chicken & Orzo

Tender chicken thighs cooked with orzo pasta in a lemony tomato broth — one pot, minimal washing up.

5 June 2026
One-Pot Chicken & Orzo

Ingredients

  • 6 bone-in chicken thighs
  • 250g orzo pasta
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 700ml chicken stock
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 80g baby spinach
  • 2 tbsp olive oil, salt, pepper

Method

  1. Brown chicken in oil; remove. Soften onion and garlic 5 min.
  2. Add tomatoes, stock, oregano and orzo; bring to a simmer.
  3. Nestle chicken back in; cook 25 min stirring occasionally until orzo is cooked.
  4. Stir in spinach and lemon juice; season. Serve straight from the pot.