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Chicken Orzo - This Chicken Orzo is the perfect comfort food. Satisfying flavours of crispy sage, garlic, butter and white wine, balanced with fresh zucchini and spinach.

Chicken and Sage Orzo (Risoni)

This Chicken Orzo is the perfect comfort food. Satisfying flavours of crispy sage, garlic, butter and white wine, balanced with fresh zucchini and spinach.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Chicken Orzo
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Baking tray
  • Deep lidded frying pan
  • Stovetop

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch sage
  • Garlic 2 cloves
  • White onion 1
  • 1 zucchini
  • 500 g chicken mince
  • ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 40 g butter
  • ¼ cup white wine
  • 1.5 cups risoni (orzo)
  • 2.5 cups chicken stock
  • 100 g baby spinach
  • 50 g parmesan cheese block

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 200 C and line a baking tray.
  • Pick your sage leaves. Peel and mince 2 cloves of garlic. Peel and finely dice 1 onion. Grate zucchini.
    1 bunch sage, Garlic, White onion, 1 zucchini
  • Mix chicken mince, half the garlic, half the onion and breadcrumbs in a bowl and roll into balls the size of golf balls. Place on the tray and in the hot oven for 20 minutes.
    Garlic, White onion, 500 g chicken mince, ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
  • In a deep frying pan, heat butter over medium heat and cook sage for 2-3 minutes until a little crispy. Remove sage from the pan and set aside.
    40 g butter, 1 bunch sage
  • Add remaining garlic and onion to the frying pan, then once fragrant add white wine and stir until it has reduced (1-2 mins).
    Garlic, White onion, ¼ cup white wine
  • Add risoni (orzo) to the pan with chicken stock, and bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring every few minutes to stop risoni sticking, for 8-10 minutes or until risoni is cooked through.
    TIP: If you need more liquid just add water a quarter cup at a time.
    1.5 cups risoni (orzo), 2.5 cups chicken stock
  • Add grated zucchini and baby spinach leaves and stir through over low heat until spinach is wilted.
    1 zucchini, 100 g baby spinach
  • To serve, add baked chicken balls to the pan and top with crispy sage leaves and finely grate over parmesan cheese.
    Little kids may prefer you to serve their risoni and chicken balls separately, without sage leaves and / or parmesan.
    50 g parmesan cheese block

Nutrition

Calories: 652kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 142mg | Sodium: 654mg | Potassium: 1317mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2795IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 249mg | Iron: 4mg