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Slow Cooker Tuscan Style Orzo
Comfort food at its finest. You can easily make it vegetarian by skipping the chicken, still as tasty, I can already tell Iâll be making this one more often.
SERVES
4
CALORIES
589
COOKING TIME
4 hours
DIFFICULTY
simple
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Method
Step 1
Cut up your chicken into small chunks and pop into the slow cooker with chopped onion, sundried tomatoes, garlic, paprika, salt, pepper, handful of fresh basil, oregano, and 300ml chicken stock.
Step 2
Cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 2-3 hours then add your orzo and 600ml of chicken stock. Cook for another 45-50 minutes.
Step 3
When done, add 3 tbsp light cream cheese, handful of basil and stir. Let it simmer for another 5 minutes until the spinach is withered and then serve in bowls with some parmesan cheese.
Step 4
If reheating later, add a dash of water to loosen the orzo up.
Ingredients
4 chicken breasts (boneless and skinless)
2 tsp paprika
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp dried thyme
Salt and pepper
4 cloves garlic (minced)
1 onion (diced)
100g of sundried tomatoes
Handful of fresh basil
300ml chicken stock
When cooked:
600ml chicken stock
230g orzo pasta
When serving, stir in:
3 tbsp cream cheese, low fat (I use Philadalphia)
Handful of fresh spinach
50g Parmesan cheese, to serve
