Orzo pasta with chicken and pesto

Name: Orzo pasta with chicken and pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 40 g Parmesan cheese; 10 g pine nuts; 1 garlic clove; 20 g fresh basil leaves; 40 g olive oil; 150 g carrots; 150 g leek; 30 g olive oil; 400 g chicken breasts, skinless, boneless; 1 heaped tbsp chicken stock paste, homemade; 500 g water; 1 tsp salt; 100 g frozen green peas; 250 g pasta, dried, type risoni

4.5 (74 ratings)

Difficulty easy

Preparation time 10 min

Total time 30 min

Serving size 4 portions

Ingredients

40 g Parmesan cheese, cut in pieces
10 g pine nuts
1 garlic clove
20 g fresh basil leaves
40 g olive oil

150 g carrots, cut in pieces
150 g leek, cut in pieces
30 g olive oil
400 g chicken breasts, skinless, boneless, cut in cubes (3 cm)
1 heaped tbsp chicken stock paste, homemade
or 1 chicken stock cube (for 0.5 l), crumbled
500 g water
1 tsp salt
100 g frozen green peas
250 g pasta, dried, type risoni or similar short dried pasta

Nutrition: per 1 portion
Calories: 2464 kJ / 589 kcal
Protein: 38 g
Carbohydrates: 52 g
Fat: 24 g
Fibre: 6.9 g