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Greek chicken orzo bake
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Greek chicken orzo bake

Chicken and pasta baked in tomato and stock, topped with salty feta. One dish.

Time 45 min
EffortEasy
Per portion£1.96
Calories554 kcal

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Ingredients

4 servings
  • Chicken breast fillets500 g
  • Pasta300 g
  • Chopped tomatoes (tin)1 tin
  • Vegetable stock cubes1 cube
  • Brown onions150 g
  • Feta100 g
  • Baby spinach100 g

Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, dried mixed herbs. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

Usually contains: Gluten, Celery, Milk.

Always check the label. Products vary by shop and brand, so check what you actually buy for allergens and anything else you avoid.

Nutrition per adult portion
554
calories
46g
protein
61g
carbs
13g
fat
4g
fibre

Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

You'll need
  • Oven
  1. Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and chop the onion. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a flameproof casserole or deep ovenproof pan over a medium-high heat and brown them for 5 minutes with a teaspoon of dried oregano or mixed herbs.500 g chicken breast fillets150 g brown onions
  2. Stir in the orzo or other small pasta, the chopped tomatoes, the crumbled stock cube and 600 ml of boiling water.300 g pasta1 tin chopped tomatoes1 cube
  3. Cover and bake for 25 minutes, stirring halfway, until the pasta is tender and has soaked up most of the liquid.
  4. Stir in the spinach until wilted and crumble the feta over the top.100 g feta100 g baby spinach
The trick that makes it

Use orzo if you can find it. Its rice-like shape soaks up the sauce beautifully.

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