Chicken One-Pot with Orzo and Vegetables

Name: Chicken One-Pot with Orzo and Vegetables
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Italienische Küche
Ingredients: 6 chicken thighs with skin (approx. 1020 g); 1 large red onion; 1 large red bell pepper; 3 garlic cloves; 800 g canned chopped tomatoes; 300 g Orzo Pasta (rice-shaped pasta); 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tsp dried rosemary; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp dried thyme; 500 ml water; Salt; Ground black pepper

6 servings

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Ingredients

6 chicken thighs with skin (approx. 1020 g)
1 large red onion
1 large red bell pepper
3 garlic cloves
800 g canned chopped tomatoes
300 g Orzo Pasta (rice-shaped pasta)

Pantry

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried thyme
500 ml water
Salt
Ground black pepper

Preparation

1
Preheat the oven to 180 °C (top/bottom heat).
2
Peel and roughly chop the onion. Wash, deseed, and slice the bell pepper into strips. Slice the garlic thinly. Halve the chicken thighs, season with salt and pepper.

Searing & Cooking

1
Heat the olive oil in a large pan. Sear the halved chicken thighs over medium heat for about 2–3 minutes on both sides until golden brown. Then remove from the pan and set aside.
2
Sauté the onions in the pan drippings for about 1.5 minutes until translucent. Add bell pepper, garlic, chopped tomatoes, as well as rosemary, oregano, and thyme, and sauté for another 2 minutes. Pour in 500 ml of water and let the sauce simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes. In the meantime, prepare a large baking dish.

Baking

1
After 10 minutes, season the sauce with salt and pepper. Stir in the orzo pasta and transfer the entire mixture to the baking dish. Place the seared chicken thighs on top. Bake in the preheated oven at 180 °C for about 20 minutes. Then increase the temperature to 220 °C and bake for another 10 minutes until crispy.

Tip

Orzo pasta, also known as Risoni or Kritharaki, looks like large rice but is a type of pasta made from durum wheat semolina. It is excellent for one-pot dishes as it absorbs the sauce wonderfully.

Knuspr-Küche

Servieren Sie dieses Gericht mit einem Klecks griechischem Joghurt oder frisch geriebenem Parmesan für eine extra cremige Note. Ein Glas trockener Weißwein passt hervorragend dazu.