# Roast Chicken, Orzo, Smoked Bacon, Leeks

A delicious and easy one-tray Sunday dish featuring roast chicken, orzo, smoked bacon, and leeks with minimal washing up.

- Total time: 85 min
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 leeks
- rosemary
- sage
- 1 lemon
- 1 head garlic
- sun-dried tomatoes
- oil from sun-dried tomatoes
- 0.5 bottle white wine
- 1 chicken
- oil
- salt
- pepper
- smoked bacon
- orzo
- 1 pint chicken stock
- 1 dollop Crème Fraîche

## Instructions

1. Chop the leeks and place them in a roasting tray.
2. Add rosemary, sage, lemon, garlic, and sun-dried tomatoes to the leeks.
3. Pour the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes over the vegetables.
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Pour half a bottle of white wine into the tray with the vegetables.
6. Spatchcock the chicken.
7. Rub the chicken with oil, salt, and pepper.
8. Place the seasoned chicken on top of the leeks in the roasting tray.
9. Roast the chicken in the oven for 50 minutes at 180°C.
10. Remove the chicken from the oven and wrap it in smoked bacon.
11. Return the chicken to the oven for another 15 minutes.
12. Remove the chicken from the oven and place it on a cutting board.
13. Remove the bacon from the chicken and set aside.
14. Squeeze out the roasted lemon and garlic from the tray.
15. Chop the roasted garlic and add it back to the tray.
16. Add orzo to the tray with the vegetables.
17. Pour a pint of chicken stock into the tray.
18. Chop the cooked bacon and add it to the tray.
19. Add a dollop of Crème Fraîche to the orzo mixture and stir.
20. Return the tray with the orzo mixture to the oven for 20 minutes to cook the orzo, while the chicken rests outside the oven.
21. Serve the roast chicken with the orzo, leeks, and bacon.

## Equipment

- roasting tray
- cutting board
- knife
- tongs
- oven

## Tips

- Spatchcocking the chicken cooks it quicker and easier.
- Leave the chicken out to rest whilst the orzo cooks.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRr1M7nDLBc/?igsh=aXZkbXFnemt3NGE5
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/633119d4-402a-4656-a24e-12a7d708993a
- Extracted: 2025-12-07

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