One Pot Chicken Risoni

Name: One Pot Chicken Risoni
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 lb / 500g chicken thighs (, boneless skinless (or breast), cut into 2 cm / 1" pieces); 2 garlic cloves (, finely minced); 1 tbsp dried oregano; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp lemon zest; 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves (, minced); 1 small onion (, finely chopped); 2 zucchini (medium, or 1 large) (, cut into 1cm / 1/3" cubes (Note 1)); 1 red bell pepper/capsicum (, cut into 1cm / 1/3" cubes (Note 1)); 2 1/2 cups chicken broth/stock (, low sodium); 14 oz / 400g canned crushed tomatoes; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 1/2 cups orzo/risoni ((Note 2)); 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes ((1 Australian punnet)); 1 tsp cooking salt ((kosher salt)); 1/2 tsp black pepper; 2 tbsp lemon juice (, drizzling at end); 1/2 cup (100g) Greek feta cheese (, crumbled (not optional)); Fresh oregano leaves ((optional))

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:35min

Recipe video above. A great one-pot meal for midweek, tastes like risotto but so much easier to make! Lemon garlic chicken, surprising amount of hidden vegetables, oozy tomato risoni (orzo), loaded with Greek flavours! The list of ingredients is looks long, but there's actually a lot of repeat ingredients. :)

Updated at: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:08:27 GMT