Orzo Pasta with Chicken and Pesto

4.6 338 ratings

Prep. 10 min

Total 30 min

4 portions

Ingredients

Pesto

Parmesan cheese cut in pieces (2 cm)
40 g
pine nuts
10 g
garlic clove
1
fresh basil leaves
20 g
olive oil
40 g

Chicken Orzo Pasta

carrots cut in pieces
150 g
leeks cut in pieces
150 g
olive oil
30 g
chicken breasts, skinless diced (3 cm)
400 g
chicken stock paste
1 heaped tsp
1 chicken stock cube (for 0.5 l), crumbled
water
500 g
salt
1 tsp
frozen green peas
100 g
orzo
250 g

Nutrition per 1 portion

Calories 624.3 kcal / 2611.9 kJ

Protein 37.1 g

Fat 25.5 g

Carbohydrates 60.4 g

Fibre 5.2 g

Saturated Fat 5 g

Sodium 700.6 mg

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