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Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal389
    low
  • fat12g
  • saturates4g
  • carbs50g
  • sugars17g
  • fibre8g
  • protein16g
  • salt1.2g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oil in a deep frying pan and fry the white parts of the spring onions, the peppers and chorizo for 8 mins, until the peppers are soft and the chorizo is just golden.

  • step 2

    Stir in the garlic, orzo, paprika, sweetcorn and tomato, and fry for 2-3 mins more. Pour in the stock. Bring to a simmer and cook for 8-10 mins, stirring often, until the orzo is tender. Stir in the parsley, the green parts of the spring onions, and the lemon juice and zest.

RECIPE TIPS
USE UP LEFTOVER VEG

This is a great way of using up any leftover veg you have in the fridge. You could add grated courgette or chopped aubergine, onion, or squash.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2020

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A star rating of 4.6 out of 5.82 ratings

Annealise

I've cooked this recipe many times and love it Its a good way for me of getting three vegetables in a meal I usually cook small chunks of chicken at the begining, then add the ingredients. I also put 3 tomatoes in. Just use less stock if you want it a bit drier.

gthornton75287354

Decided it was going to need some protein/ more filling ingredient so I added butter beans instead of sweetcorn and some peas too for more colour and veg. I always double the garlic of any recipe ingredients and that was definitely a good call, plus extra smoked paprika. The result was a really…

traceymanley59441

Loved this. Followed the recipe and worked well. Added black pepper and think next time I’d add a hint of chilli.

foodprocessorvillain

infuriatingly bad recipe and waste of good ingredients. boiling everything together makes everything turn to mush. Boil orzo aside and add after.

Gillian MacDougall

This didn’t happen to me but I didn’t cook the veg for so long before adding the pasta. Next time I will miss out the lemon completely

awkulbaka1-ovL75X1

It was really good, but be careful with lemon juice - mine completely overwhelmed the whole flavour, next time I'll add maybe 1/4 of the lemon instead

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