Slow Cooker Tuscan-Style Chicken Orzo

by Hayley Dean
Star 4.1
    5m prep time
    95m total time
    Easy level
    11 ingredients

The intense summer flavours of sundried tomatoes and oregano in this easy pasta dish will instantly transport you straight to Italy. I love using orzo, a pasta shaped like small grains of rice, as it has a lovely velvety texture. This slow- cooker dish is a definite crowd pleaser.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

In a jug, mix the cream cheese, garlic, paprika and oregano with the stock.

Step 2

Put the chicken, orzo and sundried tomatoes in the pot of the slow cooker, covering the base. Pour over the cream cheese mixture, season with salt and pepper, then stir to combine. Cover the pot with the lid.

Step 3

Set the slow cooker to ‘cook’ mode, then turn it either to high and cook for 1 hour 20 minutes or to low and cook for 2 hours 40 minutes.

Step 4

Stir the spinach and grated Parmesan into the pot along with an extra 50–75ml water (to reach your desired consistency) and cook, with the lid off, for about 3 minutes or until the spinach has wilted.

Step 5

Spoon the orzo into deep bowls and finish with a little extra Parmesan grated over the top, if you like.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 2 Garlic Cloves, crushed 1 x Sainsbury's Garlic
  • 2tsp Dried Oregano 1 x Sainsbury's Oregano 12g
  • 120g Cream Cheese 1 x Philadelphia Original Soft Cream Cheese 165g
  • 250g Orzo 1 x Sainsbury's Orzo Pasta, Taste the Difference 500g
  • 75g Sundried Tomatoes, chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Sun Dried Tomatoes, Inspired to Cook 280g (168g*)
  • 150g Baby Spinach 1 x Sainsbury's Baby Leaf Spinach 200g
  • 40g Parmesan, grated, plus extra 1 x Sainsbury's Grana Padano Cheese 200g
  • 2tsp Sweet Smoked Paprika 1 x Sainsbury's Smoked Paprika 44g
  • 375ml Hot Chicken Stock 1 x Sainsbury's Stock Cubes, Chicken 10x10g
  • 640g Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs, chopped into bite-sized chunks 1 x Sainsbury's 640g British Fresh Skinless & Boneless Chicken Thigh Fillets
  • Maldon Salt, to taste, 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
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