Giouvetsi with Chicken

Name: Giouvetsi with Chicken
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g orzo; 600 g chicken breast fillet; 60 ml olive oil; 1 onion; 1 leek; 1 garlic clove; 1/2 bell pepper; 50 ml red wine; 500 g tomato sauce; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 lt warm water; 1 tbsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 1 bay leaf; grated cheese (for serving)

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Cambridge, UK

Giouvetsi is one of those traditional Greek dishes that bring back childhood memories. The way orzo pasta soaks up all the flavours from the stew, combined with the delicious and tender chicken, makes this recipe unbelievably tasty! 🤤

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Ingredients

50 mins

8 servings

500 gorzo
600 gchicken breast fillet
60 mlolive oil
1onion
1leek
1garlic clove
1/2bell pepper
50 mlred wine
500 gtomato sauce
1 tbsptomato paste
1lt warm water
1 tbspsalt
1/2 tsppepper
1bay leaf
grated cheese (for serving)

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Steps

50 mins

1

In a deep pot, add the olive oil and sauté the chicken for approximately 8 minutes.
2

Continue by adding the grated onion, leek, pepper and garlic, and sauté them for another 4 minutes.
3

Add the tomato paste at the base of the pot and mix it for 1 minute to help remove its bitterness.
4

Add the wine and stir occasionally until it gets evaporated.
5

Finally, add the tomato sauce, warm water, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Stir and let them simmer for 10 minutes.
6

Add the orzo and stir occasionally for 2 minutes.
7

Pour the mixture in an ovenproof dish and bake in a preheated oven at 180ºC (350ºF) for 20 minutes.
8

Let it cool for 20 minutes before you serve and sprinkle each serving with grated cheese.