One pot orzo with chicken meatballs

  • 15 - 30 min
  • Easy
  • Meat
  • Mediterranean
  • Main course

Ingredients

4 persons

  • 500 grams of ground chicken
  • 150 grams of breadcrumbs
  • 1 hey
  • olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 400 gram ELVEA Cubes
  • 400 milliliters of butternut
  • sprig of chicken stock
  • 50 milliliters orzo
  • 4 tablespoons fresh thyme
  • drop of cream
  • 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
  • lemon juice
  • fresh parsley
  • pepper
  • salt

Preparation

  1. 1

    Mix the minced meat with the breadcrumbs and egg. Then roll balls out of it. Fry the balls in a dash of oil in a large pot on the stove.

  2. 2

    Add the onion, garlic and diced butternut. Sauté briefly and then moisten with the diced tomatoes and chicken stock.

  3. 3

    Add the orzo and season further with thyme, pepper and salt. Simmer until the orzo is tender and has fully absorbed the liquid. Stir frequently.

  4. 4

    When the orzo is cooked, mix another dash of cream into the dish. Then finish it with grated Parmesan cheese, some lemon juice and zest and chopped parsley.

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