Roast chicken, pancetta & mushroom orzo

Roast chicken, pancetta & mushroom orzo

A rustic Italian storecupboard mushroom pot with short pasta that's perfect for using up leftover chicken

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45 mins

Method

  1. Soak the porcini in a small bowl of boiling water for 15 minutes.
  2. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large heavy-based frying pan. Cook the pancetta until golden, then scoop out.
  3. In the same pan, cook the shallots and garlic until softened. Add the fresh mushrooms and fry until golden. Add the drained porcini, reserving their liquid, and cook for a minute.
  4. Add the orzo and thyme, coat in the oil then add the porcini's liquid and enough stock to cover. Simmer gently for 10-12 minutes, adding stock if needed, until tender.
  5. Add the chicken and heat through. Serve sprinkled with the pancetta and some parmesan shavings.

PER SERVING

437 kcalories, protein 29.8g, carbohydrate 56.1g, fat 10.4 g, saturated fat 2.5g, fibre 4.5g, salt 0.9 g

Recipe from olive magazine, April 2012.

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  • 02 April 2012

    SavedRecipes rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious and easy recipe, great way to use up cooked chicken. I used chorizo instead of pancetta (as bought in error) therefore cooked it through rather than sprinkle on top. Really lovely!

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  • 07 May 2012

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was really good, I used some mixed dried mushrooms and just chestnut mushrooms, which was fine. I also used way less stock than stated, so don't be tempted to stick it all in in one go!

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  • 14 August 2012

    Kaja rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely heart (and belly) warming dish! The recipe works well and it's very easy. However, I thought the amount of pancetta was shamefully small!!

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  • 14 August 2012

    Kaja commented on this recipe

    Forgot to add that I substituted button for more chesnut mushrooms and I don't think it made any difference.

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  • 07 September 2012

    Gemma rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I tweaked the quantities a bit (less chicken, more bacon - purely because I only had 70g cooked chicken for 2 people) and this was absolutely delicious. Perfect for a cold day, earthy, homely, easy, quick. Definitely make again.

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    17 September 2012

    El rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really enjoyed this, was a quick and easy way to use up leftover roast chicken. Had 1 cooked chicken breast (approx 100g) for 2 people which was fine, and used a small pack of diced pancetta which was more the recipe quantities but seemed fine an appropriate amount. Used dried mixed wild mushrooms as that's what I had in, and added some dried chilli which was a nice addition. Served with grated Parmesan and a handful of rocket, lovely!

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  • 04 March 2013

    lovelycook in Oxfordshire commented on this recipe

    Boring, why all the stars? Orzo is not worth buying, just make a risotto!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 45 mins

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PER SERVING

437 kcalories, protein 29.8g, carbohydrate 56.1g, fat 10.4 g, saturated fat 2.5g, fibre 4.5g, salt 0.9 g

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