It is a nice fast recipe that’s bought every thing you want for a whole dinner, all cooked in a single pot. Loads of greens, with risoni/orzo and rooster. Tastes like risotto – loaded with tasty lemon-garlic Greek flavours!
One-pot Greek rooster risoni
Persistence has by no means been my best advantage, so I shared many private favorite recipes again within the early days once I first began this web site in 2014. Now and again, I wish to revisit these older recipes and produce them to the forefront with glowing new pictures (which are in focus, wow!) and recipe movies the place the rooster doesn’t have a bizarre green-ish/yellow tinge.
I’ve no embarrassment about my pictures and movies from the early days as a result of it jogs my memory how far I’ve come. However I do assume it’s good to spruce up these previous recipes to your viewing pleasure – and hopefully persuade you to strive them. Like at present’s new-old recipe: Greek rooster risoni! Full dinner made in a single pot, good and fast to make, loaded with tasty Greek flavours.
What you want
Right here’s what you want to make this Greek risoni recipe.
1. The risoni / orzo
Risoni is definitely a pasta that’s formed like lengthy grains of rice. Also called “orzo”, discover it within the pasta aisle. It prices across the similar as spaghetti and so on.
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Risoni / orzo – See notes above the picture.
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Rooster inventory / broth and canned tomato – These are the liquids used to prepare dinner the risoni. Higher than water as a result of the risoni absorbs the flavour because it cooks!
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Tomato paste – This provides just a little increase of tomato flavour to the sauce, in addition to thickening the sauce barely so you find yourself with that basically beautiful oozy texture within the completed dish. Not the top of the world in the event you don’t have it.
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Greens – I exploit zucchini / courgette and capsicum / bell pepper. Be happy to substitute with different sauté-able greens (carrot, beans, peas, fennel, corn, celery, frozen veg combine).
Additionally, if somebody may prepare for the worldwide standardisation of meals phrases, that might be tremendous useful. Thanks! 😂
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Onion and garlic – Flavour base aromatics.
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Cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes – I wish to scatter throughout the floor earlier than popping the dish within the oven. Love the juicy pops of tomato that burst in your mouth!
2. Lemon garlic rooster
A short marinade of the rooster with basic Greek flavours makes the rooster that a lot tastier! Right here’s what you want:
3. Garnishes (semi-optional)
I say it’s “semi-optional” as a result of whilst you can skip the recent oregano, the feta is very, extremely really useful!
Methods to make one-pot Greek rooster risoni
This recipe begins on the range and is completed within the oven. I like this system as a result of it’s safer/simpler – no have to stir – and the floor will get caramelised which implies additional flavour. Anybody who’s made the fan-favourite One Pot Greek Rooster with Lemon Rice will know this technique works properly!
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Marinade rooster within the lemon, olive oil, garlic and oregano. Simply 20 minutes provides respectable flavour into the rooster flesh.
If you happen to’re pressed for time, you possibly can skip the marinade, there’s loads of flavour within the general dish and the rooster will take up flavour because it braises with the risoni. If you wish to get forward, you possibly can marinade the rooster in a single day – and even freeze the rooster within the marinade. So many choices! 🙂
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Brown rooster – Use a big ovenproof skillet / frying pan, or massive pot. The one I’m utilizing is a 30cm / 12″ non-stick frying pan.
Prepare dinner the rooster, simply to seal the surface and frivolously brown it. It can solely take about 2 to three minutes. Don’t prepare dinner the rooster all over as it would end cooking with the risoni.
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Sauté aromatics and greens – As soon as the rooster is browned, take away it from the pan. Then sauté the garlic and onion, adopted by the zucchini and capsicum.
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Add every thing else – Add the risoni and stir to coat within the tasty flavours. Then add every thing else – canned tomato, tomato paste, rooster inventory, salt and pepper – and stir to mix.
High with rooster and cherry tomatoes however don’t stir them in.
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Oven quarter-hour – As quickly because the liquid begins to bubble, switch the pan to the oven (no lid) and prepare dinner for quarter-hour or till the risoni is tender.
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Garnish and serve – Take away the pan from the oven. There ought to nonetheless be small swimming pools of liquid on the floor. That is what we wish – the dish ought to be oozy and saucy, not dry and stodgy!
Drizzle the dish with lemon juice, crumble over the not-optional-feta then sprinkle with the optional-fresh-oregano. Then serve!
LOOK how juicy and irresistibly oozy it seems to be. It’s calling your title!
Spoon into bowls, and marvel the way it seems to be identical to your favorite risotto. Besides, properly, you already know. You haven’t been slaving over a scorching range for 40 minutes, ladling in inventory and stirring, stirring, stirring.
Leftovers, ought to there be any, will hold for 3 days however received’t be as oozy as pictured as a result of the pasta will take up the liquid. A bit splash of water earlier than you microwave goes a protracted solution to salvage it, as does a recent sprinkle of feta and spritz of lemon juice (I discover lemon juice flavour fades with time).
Hope these glowing new pictures and in-focus-video convinces you to make this!! – Nagi x
PS The Components checklist within the recipe under seems to be deceptively lengthy. However really, there are fairly a couple of double ups due to the best way I write the recipe. So don’t be delay! 😉
Watch find out how to make it
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One Pot Rooster Risoni
Prep: 15 minutes
Prepare dinner: 35 minutes
Complete: 50 minutes
Dinner, One Pot
Greek(ish)
Servings4 – 5
Faucet or hover to scale
Recipe video above. An ideal one-pot meal for midweek, tastes like risotto however a lot simpler to make! Lemon garlic rooster, stunning quantity of hidden greens, oozy tomato risoni (orzo), loaded with Greek flavours! The checklist of components is seems to be lengthy, however there’s really plenty of repeat components. 🙂
Directions
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Marinade rooster – Mix Marinated Rooster components in a bowl and put aside for marinate for 20 minutes. (Skip if in hurry, can even do in a single day)
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Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan).
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Brown rooster (uncooked inside) – Warmth 1 tablespoon olive oil in a a big oven proof skillet or pot over excessive warmth (Observe 3). Prepare dinner rooster till frivolously browned however nonetheless pink inside. Take away from skillet.
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Sauté greens – Add 1 tbsp olive oil, garlic and onion. Saute for 1 minute, then add zucchini and bell peppers/capsicum. Prepare dinner for two minutes.
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Add every thing else – Add risoni, oregano, rooster broth, tomato, tomato paste, salt and pepper.
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Scatter rooster and cherry tomatoes throughout the floor (do not stir in).
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Bake quarter-hour – As soon as the liquid involves a simmer, switch to the oven (no lid) and bake for quarter-hour (or till risoni is simply cooked, tender however nonetheless agency). There could also be liquid on the floor nonetheless – that is good!
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Drizzle with lemon – Take away from oven, drizzle with lemon juice. Garnish with feta and recent oregano leaves, if desired, then serve.
Recipe Notes:
2. Risoni, often known as orzo – Rice formed small pasta offered within the pasta aisle, similar value as spaghetti and so on. Tastes like risotto, however a lot quicker to prepare dinner!
3. Cooking vessel – Pictured skillet is a 30cm/12″ non stick skillet. 28cm/11″ deep skillet okay too, any smaller and also you’ll have to be cautious re: liquid overflow when transferring to oven. Else, use a big pot!
3. Risoni cooks in a short time! So switch it to the oven as quickly because it begins simmering on the range, in any other case it would overcook by the point the bake time is completed (it cooks quicker on the range than the oven).
Examine it after quarter-hour see if the orzo / risoni is finished. Don’t fear if it’s completed and it’s nonetheless fairly saucy – that’s a GOOD factor! 🙂 The liquid evaporates fairly shortly whereas serving. It was barely wetter once I took it out of the oven.
4. Leftovers will hold for 3 days within the fridge although it received’t be as oozy because the risoni absorbs the sauce. Resurrect with a splash of water, and microwave.
Vitamin assuming 5 servings.
Vitamin Info:
Energy: 575cal (29%)Carbohydrates: 53g (18%)Protein: 29g (58%)Fats: 29g (45%)Saturated Fats: 8g (50%)Polyunsaturated Fats: 5gMonounsaturated Fats: 13gTrans Fats: 0.1gLdl cholesterol: 101mg (34%)Sodium: 1174mg (51%)Potassium: 1086mg (31%)Fiber: 6g (25%)Sugar: 11g (12%)Vitamin A: 1528IU (31%)Vitamin C: 69mg (84%)Calcium: 211mg (21%)Iron: 4mg (22%)
Initially revealed January 2016. Spruced up with model new pictures and recipe video in February 2021 with minor recipe enhancements (primarily course of and writing). However most significantly, Lifetime of Dozer part has been added!
Extra risoni / orzo recipes
I do love risoni! So fast to prepare dinner, tastes like risotto.
Lifetime of Dozer
NO, he’s not being lovable, cuddling as much as me. He’s attempting to get to my toast on the opposite aspect.
