one pan chicken orzo with mushroom and greens

This versatile, easy one pan chicken orzo dinner goes from fridge to table in less than 30 minutes. It stretches a small amount of chicken a long way and sneaks in a lot of veg. I make a version of it around once a week, usually on a dashing between school and football night and it is always gobbled up with zero fuss. It sits around well if you’re eating at different times, and you’ll have minimal washing up to do at the end. Sold?

Mushroom or not mushroom (sorry)

I know mushrooms aren’t everyone’s cup of tea so if you don’t like them just leave them out – play around with how much mushroom you want by either picking the lower or upper end of the weight below. Remember that mushrooms lose loads of volume when they cook so that big pile will cook down to a small quantity.

Freestyling your one pan chicken orzo

This one pan chicken orzo is so versatile. Nail the method and play around with adding different proteins, veggies and seasoning. As a starter, you can also add some frozen peas to get extra greenery in. If you’ve got any leftover romesco or pesto, stir that through at the end to add more flavour.