Chicken, Leek and Bacon Orzo

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Slice a couple of chicken breasts.
  2. 2Season both sides of the chicken breasts.
  3. 3In a pan, render out the fat from some bacon until it's crispy.
  4. 4Use the leftover bacon fat to fry the seasoned chicken breasts.
  5. 5Once the chicken is lightly charred on both sides and cooked through, remove it from the pan.
  6. 6Melt some butter in the same pan and fry the leeks with garlic and thyme.
  7. 7Add uncooked orzo to the pan and stir.
  8. 8Add chicken stock, cream, Dijon mustard, and nutmeg to make the sauce.
  9. 9Once the orzo is cooked through, add the resting juices from the chicken.
  10. 10Stir in some Parmesan cheese and the crispy bacon.
  11. 11Serve up the orzo first.
  12. 12Slice the cooked chicken breast and place it on top of the orzo.
  13. 13Garnish with a wedge of lemon.

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breast
  • seasoning
  • bacon
  • butter
  • leeks
  • garlic
  • thyme
  • uncooked orzo
  • chicken stock
  • cream
  • Dijon mustard
  • nutmeg
  • Parmesan
  • 1 wedge lemon

Equipment

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