Super Quick Moroccan Inspired Chicken Orzo Salad
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Super Quick Moroccan Inspired Chicken Orzo Salad

with Rocket, Sweetcorn and Greek Style Salad Cheese

Super speedy, this Super Quick Moroccan Inspired Chicken Orzo Salad takes only 15 minutes to make. Inspired by the salads popular in the cuisine, this orzo salad combines harissa and cumin for evoking the flavours of Morocco.

Tags:
Spicy
Allergens:
Cereals containing gluten
•Sulphites
•Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Preparation Time15 minutes
Cooking time15 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

180 grams

Orzo

(Contains Cereals containing gluten)

160 grams

Sweetcorn

½ unit(s)

Lemon

240 grams

Diced British Chicken Breast

50 grams

Harissa Paste

(Contains Sulphites)

1 sachet(s)

Ground Cumin

40 grams

Wild Rocket

50 grams

Greek Style Salad Cheese

(Contains Milk)

Not included in your delivery

1 tbsp

Honey

1 tbsp

Olive Oil for the Dressing

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Nutritional information

Energy (kJ)3130 kJ
Energy (kcal)748 kcal
Fat21.9 g
of which saturates5.8 g
Carbohydrate86 g
of which sugars16.7 g
Dietary Fiber4.6 g
Protein49.8 g
Salt1.59 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

•Chopping Board
•Sieve
•Medium Saucepan
•Kettle
•Knife
•Large Frying Pan

Instructions

1
  • Boil a full kettle.
  • Pour it into a saucepan with 0.5 tsp salt on high heat. Boil the orzo, 10 mins.
  • Once cooked, drain and run under cold water.
  • Meanwhile, drain the sweetcorn. Halve the lemon (see ingredients).
2
  • Heat a drizzle of oil in a frying pan on high heat.
  • Once hot, fry the chicken and sweetcorn, 8-10 mins. Season with salt and pepper. IMPORTANT: Wash hands and utensils after handling raw meat. Cook so there's no pink in the middle.
  • Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the harissa, juice from the lemon, honey and olive oil (see pantry for both). Season with salt and pepper.
3
  • Next, add the cumin to the chicken. Cook for 1 min more. 
  • Remove from the heat.
  • Add the cooked orzo, chicken, sweetcorn and rocket to the bowl of dressing. Toss to combine.
4
  • Share the orzo salad between your bowls.
  • Crumble over the Greek style salad cheese.
  • Enjoy!
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