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Paella-style Prawn and Chorizo Orzo with Irish Chicken

Paella-style Prawn and Chorizo Orzo with Irish Chicken

with parsley and lime

A recipe conveniently customised just to your liking.

Tags:
Quick
•Family Friendly
•Protein Rich
Allergens:
Wheat
•Cereals containing gluten
•Crustaceans
•Milk
•Mustard

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Total25 minutes
Cooking Time20 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

5 grams

Parsley

260 grams

Diced Irish Chicken Breast

1 unit(s)

Bell Pepper

170 grams

Dried Orzo

(Contains: Wheat, Cereals containing gluten May be present: Soya, Mustard)

160 grams

Prawns

(Contains: Crustaceans)

90 grams

Chorizo

(Contains: Milk)

2 sachet(s)

Paprika

(Contains: Mustard)

2 unit(s)

Garlic

1 tin(s)

Tomato Paste

1 unit(s)

Lime

2 sachet(s)

Ground Cumin

Not included in your delivery

½ tsp

Salt

½ tsp

Sugar

to taste

Oil

to taste

Salt

to taste

Pepper

to taste

Water

to taste

Butter

Nutrition Values

Energy (kJ)3269 kJ
Energy (kcal)781 kcal
Fat21.7 g
of which saturates6.2 g
Carbohydrate81.5 g
of which sugars15 g
Dietary Fiber7.7 g
Protein66.9 g
Salt5.4 g
Potassium410.7 mg
Calcium12.8 mg
Iron0.5 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region. Nutrition for uncooked ingredients based on 2 person recipe, excludes Pantry Items.

Utensils

•Grater
•Pan with Lid

Cooking steps

Get Prepped
1
  • Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press).
  • Quarter the lime.
  • Halve the pepper and discard the core and seeds. Chop into 2cm chunks.
  • Roughly chop the parsley (stalks and all).
Time to Fry
2
  • Place a large pan over medium-high heat.
  • Once hot, fry the chicken for 6-8 mins. IMPORTANT: Wash hands and equipment after handling raw chicken and its packaging. Chicken is cooked when no longer pink in the middle.
  • Add the chorizo and pepper and fry until the pepper starts to soften, 3-4 mins. 
  • Drizzle in some oil (if required) then add the cumin, paprika and garlic. Fry until fragrant, 1 min. 
  • Add the tomato paste and orzo and cook, stirring, 1-2 mins.
Simmer the Orzo
3
  • Add 400ml water (per 2P), Â½ tsp sugar (per 2P), ½ tsp salt (per 2P) and a knob of butter.
  • Bring to the boil, cover and simmer until the orzo is al dente, 15-20 mins. Stir every 3-4 mins to prevent sticking.
  • Add prawns for final 5 mins of cooking time.
  • Once cooked, season to taste with saltpepper and lime juice. IMPORTANT: Wash hands and equipment after handling raw prawns. Prawns are cooked when pink on the outside and opaque in the middle.
Finish and Serve
4
  • Stir a knob of butter and half the chopped parsley through the orzo
  • Divide your creamy orzo between bowls.
  • Top with remaining lime wedges for squeezing over.
  • Finish with a sprinkling of remaining chopped parsley.