Day 18: Chicken with Creamy Red Pesto Risoni (Orzo) – 20 days of real family dinners
One pan. 30 minutes. And a creamy sundried tomato pesto sauce that turns chicken and pasta into something seriously special.
This Chicken with Creamy Red Pesto Risoni is one of those dinners that looks fancy but comes together with minimal effort. Stir it all together in the same pan – risoni, juicy chicken, veggies, cream, parmesan, and pesto – and boom. Dinner magic.
Ingredients
CHICKEN
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (approximately 500 g/1 lb 2 oz) halved horizontally to make 4 thinner steaks (see note 1 if you want to use thighs)
1 tsp sweet paprika
1 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp sea salt flakes
¼ tsp cracked black pepper
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup (60 ml) water
RISONI
250 g (9 oz) cherry tomatoes
1 cup (135 g) freshly grated zucchini (courgette) (approximately 2 zucchini)
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tbsp freshly grated garlic
1 cup (200 g) risoni (orzo)
2 cups (500 ml) chicken stock
1 cup (250 ml) thickened (heavy) cream
2 cups (90 g) baby spinach leaves
½ cup (50 g) freshly grated parmesan, plus extra to garnish
⅓ cup red (sundried tomato) pesto (or any pesto of choice)
Sea salt flakes, to taste
Cracked black pepper, to taste
1 tbsp freshly chopped flat-leaf (Italian) parsley, to serve (optional)
Lemon wedges, to serve
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9 Comments
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That looks SO good 😊
People who talk about staying home to eat to save money as if it's a novel idea are speaking a foreign language to me. I've never in my 60 years ever thought I'll stay home to eat and save money. Who eats out so often that cooking at home is unusual?
Lmao 90% of those ingredientes aren't on my kitchen 😂
That looks sooo good
underratted
Where is the recipe?
Holy YUM 🤤
This looks pretty tasty, yeah.