Pesto Chicken Orzo

Pesto Chicken Orzo

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Sure to be an instant hit with the whole family, this Italian-style Pesto Chicken Orzo serves indulgent flavours for minimum effort.

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Cooking tools:

  • Oven
  • Baking sheet
  • Aluminum foil
  • Skillet
  • Baking dish
  • Stove
  • Cutting board
  • Chef's knife
  • Measuring cup
  • Spoon

Ingredients

  • 8 skinless boneless chicken thighs (visible fat removed (approx. 75g each))
  • 400 g cherry tomatoes (halved)
  • 1 medium onion (peeled and finely chopped)
  • 4 garlic cloves (peeled and crushed)
  • 4 white mushrooms (thickly sliced)
  • 1 tsp garlic granules
  • 1 reduced-salt chicken stock cube (made up with 500ml boiling water)
  • 250 g dried orzo
  • 100 g fine green beans (trimmed)
  • 3 tbsp readymade reduced-fat green pesto
  • 10 g fresh basil leaves (stalks removed and roughly torn)
  • 30 g Parmesan cheese (finely grated)
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • low-calorie cooking spray

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