
By nigella.com
Chicken In A Pot with Lemon and Orzo
This is a dish, a family favourite, that I cooked moreorless straight after I’d got off the plane after two months on the road, to signal and celebrate that I was truly home. It’s a simple one pot dish that brings comfort and joy, and it is my pleasure to share that with you. It’s so hard to be utterly precise and specific with this kind of cooking: if you’re feeding small children, for example, you may not want to add the chilli flakes. Similarly, you may want to use just one lemon, rather than the two I like. Your chicken may weigh more or less: the ones I get tend to vary between 1.5kg and 1.7kg / 3½lb and 3¾lbs. And although I have specified the casserole I have used, and always use, you obviously will use the one you have, which will make a difference to how quickly everything cooks, how much evaporation there will be, and so on. Don’t let these things trouble you unduly: this is a simple recipe that brings profound pleasure.
Updated at: Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:04:08 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Great
Glycemic Index
47
Low
Glycemic Load
29
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories882.7 kcal (44%)
Total Fat45.5 g (65%)
Carbs62.3 g (24%)
Sugars10.8 g (12%)
Protein56.6 g (113%)
Sodium1467.3 mg (73%)
Fiber12.5 g (45%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
4 servings

1 x 15mlolive oil
tablespoon

1chicken
preferably free-range and organic

2unwaxed lemons
zest and juice of

3 clovesgarlic
fat, peeled and minced

350gcarrots
medium, to large

400gleeks
medium to large

2 teaspoonssea salt flakes
or 1 teaspoon fine flowing salt

½ teaspoonchilli flakes

2 teaspoonsdried tarragon

300 gramsorzo pasta

1 bunchflatleaf parsley
to give 6 tablespoons finely chopped leaves, plus more to serve
Instructions
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Notes
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Easy
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One-dish
Go-to
Makes leftovers