One-Pan Chicken Thighs and Orzo
with Pesto and Baby Tomatoes
This hearty skillet is oh-so comforting. Tender orzo soaks up savoury broth, butter and a fresh spritz of lemon! Wholesome, aromatic veggies won't phase the kiddos.
Ingredients: Chicken thighs • Orzo (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) (wheat) • Yellow onion • Baby tomatoes • Basil pesto (basil (basil leaves, sunflower oil, salt, ascorbic acid), water, soy oil, canola & extra virgin olive oil, potato flakes, parsley, sunflower seeds, garlic, parmesan cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, lipase, calcium chloride, rennet/ microbial enzyme, powdered cellulose), salt, spices, modified corn starch, nutritional yeast, citric acid, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate) (milk) • Parmesan cheese (modified milk ingredients, water, natural flavour, modified corn starch, calcium chloride, lipase, bacterial culture, microbial enzyme, microbial rennet, cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, microbial enzyme, annatto), natamycin, ultrafiltered milk and milk ingredients, salt, sodium phosphate, flavour, citric acid, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate, acetic acid, lactic acid, annatto, sorbic acid, anticaking blend (cellulose powder, potato starch, corn starch, dextrose, calcium sulfate, enzyme)) (milk) • Chicken broth concentrate (sugars (maltodextrin, sugar), chicken stock, chicken fat, chicken flavor (chicken broth, salt, flavoring, water, glutamic acid, chicken fat, chicken powder, xanthan gum, organic sunflower oil), salt, yeast extract, xanthan gum, natural flavor) • Garlic salt (salt, garlic powder, silicon dioxide).
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
280 g
Chicken Thighs
170 g
Orzo
(Contains Wheat)
1 unit(s)
Yellow Onion
113 g
Baby Tomatoes
¼ cup
Parmesan Cheese, shredded
(Contains Milk)
¼ cup
Basil Pesto
(Contains Milk May contain Tree nuts, Wheat, Milk, Soy, Sulphites, Egg, Fish)
1 unit(s)
Chicken Broth Concentrate
(Contains Soy, Egg, Milk)
1 tsp
Garlic Salt
(May contain Milk, Sulphites, Wheat, Tree nuts, Triticale, Mustard, Soy, Sesame, Peanuts)
Not included in your delivery
0.06 tsp
Salt*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
½ tbsp
Oil*
2 tbsp
Unsalted Butter*
(Contains Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Heat a medium non-stick pan (large pan for 4 ppl) over medium-high heat.
- While the pan heats, pat chicken dry with paper towels. Cut into 1-inch pieces. Season with half the garlic salt and pepper.
- When the pan is hot, add 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then chicken. Sear, tossing occasionally, until golden-brown and cooked through, 4-6 min.**
- Remove from heat, then transfer chicken to a plate. Cover to keep warm.
- Meanwhile, on a separate cutting board, peel, then cut onion into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Halve tomatoes.
- Reheat the same pan (from step 1) over medium-high.
- When hot, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter, then onions. Cook, stirring often, until tender, 3-4 min.
- Add 3 cups (5 cups) warm water, broth concentrate, orzo and remaining garlic salt to the pan with onions. Bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, add tomatoes. Stir to combine.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until orzo is tender and most of the water is absorbed, 14-17 min. (TIP: Reduce heat to medium if broth is boiling away too quickly!)
- Remove from heat, then add chicken, half the Parmesan and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter.
- Season with salt and pepper, to taste, then stir until butter melts, 1 min.
- Divide chicken and orzo between bowls.
- Drizzle pesto over top, then sprinkle with remaining Parmesan.
If you've opted to get chicken thighs, prepare and cook them in the same way the recipe instructs you to cook the chicken breasts.
