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Joe Wicks' chicken and orzo bake is another winning recipe from the Lean in 15 master.
Although this recipe takes slightly longer than Joe's famous 15 minute recipes, it's still ready in an impressive 30 minutes. Plus, this chicken and orzo bake can be prepared ahead of time and frozen! If you've exhausted your list of fast, reliable, mid-week meals you need to try this recipe! Packed with lots of hidden veg, Joe's chicken and orzo bake is sure to entice even the fussiest of eaters.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 red onion, peeled and diced
- 1 courgette, trimmed and diced (250g)
- 1 aubergine, trimmed and diced (250g)
- 4 sprigs of fresh oregano
- 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 250g orzo
- 1 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
- 250ml chicken stock
- 2 x 200g chicken breasts, cut into 1cm slices
- 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika
- salt and black pepper
- small bunch of parsley, roughly chopped
- small bunch of chives, finely chopped
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Method
- Preheat the oven to 200 ̊C (fan 180 ̊C/gas mark 6).
- Melt half of the oil in a heavy-based flameproof casserole dish over a medium to high heat. Add the onion and cook for 1 minute, then throw in the courgette, aubergine, oregano, thyme and 2 chopped garlic cloves. Fry, stirring regularly for 5 minutes, until the vegetables are starting to soften.
- Add the tomato puree and orzo and mix to combine. Pour in the chopped tomatoes and chicken stock and bring the mixture quickly to the boil, stirring regularly. Put the lid on and slide the dish into the oven.
- Meanwhile, melt the remaining oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. Add the sliced chicken and the remaining chopped garlic clove. Stir-fry the chicken so that it is virtually cooked through – it is more important at this stage to colour the meat than to cook it through.
- Sprinkle in the paprika along with a pinch of salt and pepper and toss the whole lot together.
- Remove the pasta from the oven and carefully take off the lid, stir in the chicken, slide the lid back on and bake the whole lot together for 10 more minutes.
- After 10 minutes, take the dish from the oven and stir through the parsley and chives. Serve straight from the dish to the masses.
Extracted frm Joe’s 30 Minute Meals by Joe Wicks is out now (Bluebird)
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Joe Wicks aka ‘The Body Coach’ rose to fame after his Instagram videos (opens in new tab) started to go viral. With 15-minute recipes and HIIT (high-intensity interval training) workouts to do at home, Joe quickly became one of the most followed personal trainers in the country.
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