Chicken In A Pot with Lemon and Orzo | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Name: Chicken In A Pot with Lemon and Orzo | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson
Ingredients: 1 x 15ml tablespoon olive oil; 1 (approx. 1.5kg or bigger) chicken (preferably free-range and organic); zest and juice of 2 unwaxed lemons; 3 fat cloves of garlic (peeled and minced); 2 medium to large carrots (approx. 350-400g / 12-14oz total weight); 2 medium to large leeks (approx. 400g / 14oz total trimmed weight); 2 teaspoons Maldon sea salt flakes or 1 teaspoon fine flowing salt; ½ teaspoon chilli flakes; 2 teaspoons dried tarragon; 300 grams orzo pasta; 1 bunch flatleaf parsley to give 6 tablespoons finely chopped leaves, plus more to serve

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This is a family favourite, that I cooked moreorless straight after I’d got off the plane after two months on the road, to celebrate that I was truly home.

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Ingredients

1 x 15ml tablespoon olive oil
1 (approx. 1.5kg or bigger) chicken (preferably free-range and organic)
zest and juice of 2 unwaxed lemons
3 fat cloves of garlic (peeled and minced)
2 medium to large carrots (approx. 350-400g / 12-14oz total weight)
2 medium to large leeks (approx. 400g / 14oz total trimmed weight)
2 teaspoons Maldon sea salt flakes or 1 teaspoon fine flowing salt
½ teaspoon chilli flakes
2 teaspoons dried tarragon
300 grams orzo pasta
1 bunch flatleaf parsley to give 6 tablespoons finely chopped leaves, plus more to serve