Chicken, Pepper & Harissa Orzo

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35 mins cook
A simple one-pan dinner for when you can’t be bothered with faffing about with a million different bits of kit.
Serves
4
Bell Pepper
Garlic Clove
Sun-Dried Tomato
Chicken Breast
Fresh Parsley
Orzo
Chicken Stock
Harissa
Mascarpone
Sherry Vinegar
Olive Oil
Salt
Black Pepper

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    Mark S.
    2 days ago
    Sick of eating the same things I decided to try Mob out and this was my first recipe. Sensational!
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    Jake G.
    4 days ago
    I’m pretty sure the method of this recipe has changed. Have been cooking this for months and it used to say put the peppers, chicken and orzo in simmering water from the start then drain and add the rest of the ingredients…
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    Heinke T.
    5 days ago
    this tasted a lot better than I expected. Despite the little amount of ingredients the flavours really came together. I changed the method a bit, pan frying the chicken and adding it in at the end and only boiling half the peppers. Next time I wouldn’t boil the peppers at all because they loose a lot of flavour
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    Katerina S.
    9 days ago
    That was pretty good! I didn’t have sherry vinegar - so just skipped the step. Will definitely make this again!
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    Maddie F.
    10 days ago
    easy and delicious!
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    Zoe F.
    11 days ago
    amazing flavor yes I put more harissa and adjusted method as method didn't make sense to me cooked garlic then chicken veg harissa then stock and orzo etc but very yummy
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    Hannah W.
    16 days ago
    Great, really quick and simple dinner
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    Natalie M.
    21 days ago
    Very easy recipe but needed more harissa for our taste
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    Fay H.
    21 days ago
    delicious and easy to make
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    James B.
    a month ago
    why is the method for this completely different on the app and on the website?
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    Jodie N.
    a month ago
    Hi James, I just checked both app and web and it's the same method on both. Have you updated your app recently? This might help!
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    Alexandra M.
    2 months ago
    First time doing, delicious
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    2 months ago
    So great concept, but when I cooked it, carmelized the bell peppers, I toasted the orzo with garlic and tomato paste, and just used cups of water and mixed concentrated chicken broth and kept adding water and concentrate until the orzo cooked to my desired texture. For the chicken, I seared it, (didn’t cook through) cut it, and added it in when the water was boiling to cook through and then finished by adding the mascarpone and harissa. I found it maintains more flavor rather than boiling the aromatics + chicken and throwing out the water with flavor.
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    Mark E.
    2 months ago
    Never used harissa, orso, mascarpone, or fresh cut parsley (i've always used pre chopped and drie). Genuinely one of the nicest tasting dishes I've ever made. As a student, this will for sure make it into my weekly meal prep. Thank you!
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    Agnieszka M.
    3 months ago
    It is a good meal but it needs some improvements. I feel like all the good ingredients are there but the method is a bit lacking. This is how I've done it to still keep it a one pan meal: Pour olive oil in a pan and sautee chicken and peppers (you can add a minced onion and / or garlic at this point), add harissa, sun-dried tomatoes and black pepper and cook for a couple of minutes. Add orzo and about 2 cups of water (swap for a chicken broth for more flavour) and cover to cook, stirring occasionally - orzo should absorb all of the broth and flavour with it, add more water if necessary, by the time orzo is cooked the mixture should resemble a thick risotto. Once cooked, add cherry vinegar and mascarpone, bring to the boil again and finish with chopped parsley and add salt if necessary (you might not need any if you used broth as this usually has some salt in it).
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    Mollie R.
    3 months ago
    followed this and it was delicious!
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    2 months ago
    used this method this evening and it was very convenient. Thank you so much!
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    Amy T.
    2 months ago
    soooo much easier and tasty! thank you! I went harder with the harissa, double or triple the volume. bloody delicious!! I’ve never eaten orzo before 💙 (or risoni as we call it in Australia!)
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    2 months ago
    yes literally this! lol I wish I saw this before I commented lol
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    Grace P.
    18 days ago
    (edited)
    awesome!!! this turned out so yummy! I eyeballed coconut cream instead of mascarpone! also make sure you stir continuously while your orzo cooks or it will burn on the bottom like mine 🫠🫠
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    3 months ago
    Delicious!
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    Ruby R.
    3 months ago
    (edited)
    delicious and my sometimes-fussy two year old really enjoyed it too. I didn't have sherry wine vinegar just added a little white wine vinegar.
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    Alessia W.
    3 months ago
    Delicious and a new way for us to cook a one-pan dish - never boiled pasta, veg and chicken together - it turned out great. Only thing I added was a veg stock cube to the boiling water for extra flavour.
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    Arantxa S.
    3 months ago
    i make this dish all the time; so easy and good! if you have more time, caramelising the bell pepers with a red onion in a seperate pan is also really nice; makes it a bit sweeter in taste.
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    Verity C.
    3 months ago
    Cooked the chicken and peppers in the air fryer with some harissa on the chicken. Added spinach, peas and butter beans for extra nutrients. Really easy and tasty! 1 year old also loved it.
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    Coral J.
    3 months ago
    I loved this dish so much.
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    Marguerite F.
    5 months ago
    Looking at Mob's comment below, this recipe has recently been updated. I made it yesterday and it was great, but I did add more harissa for good measure and boiled off all the water so it wasn't soggy. It's so simple and quick which is what the recipe is designed for - 'for when you can't be bothered'
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    Claire L.
    6 months ago
    I read the reviews and went a bit rogue! Fried off the chicken and peppers first and then added the orzo with chicken stock, Once the pasta was cooked I added the other ingredients plus some green leaves and nduja paste that I had in the fridge (as well as harissa but could probably just swap). Really good.
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    Andrew B.
    7 months ago
    Solid healthy meal - definitely needs more harissa than suggested and I added spinach stirred in at the end for some greens, as well as lemon juice.
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    Charlotte V.
    9 months ago
    I liked how quick and simple this is, although I think I would roast the peppers and chicken (and add garlic) rather than boil them! But it was still tasty, just the chicken chunks a bit bland. Also I had no harissa so used red pesto and it was great.

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