Orzo Pasta with Chicken and Pesto

4.5 17 rating

Prep. 10min

Total 30min

2 portions

Ingredients

Pesto

Parmesan cheese cut in pieces (2 cm)
20 g
pine nuts
5 g
garlic clove
1
fresh basil leaves
10 g
olive oil
20 g

Chicken Orzo Pasta

carrots cut in pieces
75 g
leeks cut in pieces
75 g
olive oil
20 g
chicken breasts, skinless diced (3 cm)
200 g
chicken stock paste, homemade
½ tsp
½ chicken stock cube (for 0.5 l), crumbled
water
250 g
salt
½ tsp
frozen green peas
50 g
orzo
130 g

Difficulty

easy

Nutrition per 1 portion

Sodium 700.8 mg

Protein 37.4 g

Calories 2743.2 kJ / 655.7 kcal

Fat 28 g

Fibre 5.3 g

Saturated Fat 5.4 g

Carbohydrates 62.2 g

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