Baked Double Italian Chicken & Spinach Risoni
with Parmesan & Lemon
Delicate, rice-shaped risoni soaks up the rich red sauce beautifully in this crowd-pleasing pasta bake. Top with succulent garlic and herb-seasoned chicken thigh, plus a sprinkle of sharp Parmesan to bring it all together.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts and wheat.
Ingredients
1 sachet
Vegetable Stock Pot
1 packet
Baby Spinach Leaves
660 g
Chicken Thigh
1 packet
Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk;)
1 sachet
Italian Herbs
1 packet
Soffritto Mix
1 sachet
Garlic & Herb Seasoning
1 packet
Tomato Paste
1 packet
Risoni
(Contains: Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Eggs, Soy.)
1
Lemon
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced. Boil the kettle. Cut lemon into wedges. • Cut chicken thigh into 2cm chunks.
• In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over high heat. Cook chicken and soffritto mix, tossing, until golden, 4-5 minutes (the chicken will finish cooking in the oven!). • Reduce heat to medium. Add garlic paste, garlic & herb seasoning and tomato paste. Cook, tossing, until fragrant, 1 minute. Remove from heat. TIP: Cook chicken in batches if necessary.
• To a baking dish, add chicken mixture, risoni, Italian herbs (see ingredients), the boiling water (11/2 cups for 2 people / 3 cups for 4 people) and chicken-style stock powder. Stir to combine. Cover with foil. Bake until risoni is tender and chicken is cooked through, 20-25 minutes. • Remove risoni from oven, then stir through the butter, a squeeze of lemon juice and baby spinach leaves, until wilted, 1 minute. If needed, add a splash of water to loosen the risoni. Season to taste. TIP: Chicken is cooked through when it's no longer pink inside.
• Divide baked Italian chicken and spinach risoni between bowls. • Top with Parmesan cheese and remain lemon wedges to serve. Enjoy!
