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Risotto with Chicken, Sausage and Peppers
Chef John
"Orzo gets cooked risotto-style, using a flavorful stock made with braised chicken and sausage."
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Ingredients
1 h 30 m servings 739 calsOriginal recipe yields 6 servings
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- Season chicken thighs with salt and black pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium-high heat in a saucepan. Cook chicken until browned, about 3-4 minutes on each side; remove from pan.
- Cook and stir linguica sausage and onion in the same saucepan until the onion is just starting to become translucent, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in paprika, cumin, herbes de Provence, bay leaf, and parsley; cook spices in oil until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Return browned chicken thighs to the skillet, and pour in chicken stock.
- Heat to a boil; reduce heat to low, and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
- Remove all chicken pieces and sausage using a slotted spoon. Pour broth into different bowl and set aside. When chicken is cool enough to handle, remove skin and bones; set chicken meat and sausage aside.
- Heat 2 more tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat in saucepan. Add red and green peppers and orzo; stir to coat with hot oil. Stir in 1-1/2 cups of hot broth, 1/2 cup at a time. Cook for 5 minutes, or until most of broth is absorbed.
- Continue to slowly add remaining broth and stir until almost absorbed, about 15 minutes, or until tender but still slightly firm in the center of a pasta (you probably won't use all of broth). Remove from heat. Add chicken and sausage, stir and cover. Let sit for 5 minutes, or until pasta soaks up remaining broth. You can pour in extra broth at serving time if mixture is a little dry.
Footnotes
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- Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 739 calories; 46.9 g fat; 34.4 g carbohydrates; 43.8 g protein; 136 mg cholesterol; 1844 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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12/5/2011
This was my first attempt at risotto and I was really nervous, but I followed the directions exactly and it turned out wonderful- creamy and spicy!
7/18/2012
I made this last night and it came out amazing.. my boyfriend said it was a top dish. the only difference in this recipe is that I cooked all the veggies with the meat and I used two different s...
2/2/2012
Great flavors but a little too much meat. Next time I think I will add more pasta and scale back the two meats.
7/29/2012
My whole family loved this! I usually try to stay true to the original recipe the first time I make it, but a few of the ingredients can't be found in my little town. I had Hillshire Farms Chedd...
7/28/2012
Delicious, as others have said there is too much meat. 4 chicken thighs and 1/2 pound of sausage are perfect.
5/20/2012
This is an excellent change up from the same old boring chicken! The spices really make this dish flavorful and the red bell pepper gives it color and a texture. Browning the chicken is a must...
5/15/2016
Since I've made some minor adjustments I will only give this recipe 4 stars and comment on the version I make. We've been eating my adapted mild version regularly. As my husband does not like s...
2/21/2013
This is excellent! I used bnls/sknls thighs & italian sausage, as it's what I had on hand, and a red & green bell pepper. Wasn't sure which paprika to use, so used 1/2 hot + 1/2 smoked. Didn't h...