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