Risotto With Chicken, Sausage And Peppers

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 bone-in chicken thighs with skin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pound linguica sausage, sliced
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon herbes de provence
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 4 cups chicken stock, or as needed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 mildly hot green pepper, such as a chilaca, chopped
• 8 ounces uncooked orzo pasta

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• 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.