½chorizo sausage (the type that is sausage-shaped rather than pre-sliced)probably about 30 g, sliced
1chicken thigh filletboneless chicken thigh, cut into small bite sized pieces
¼onionsliced
2-3clovesgarlicchopped
360 mlwatercold. In American measurements this is 2 x ¾ cups
1heaped teaspoonvegetable stock pasteget the recipe, you can also just use a stock cube or 360 ml liquid stock
50-100gpassataperfect for using up any left over Passata or chopped tomatoes you may have!
140gorzoif using cups, this is the same as the little cup some Instant Pots come, ie a ¾ cup
2big handfulsfresh spinach
To serve (optional)
Cheesegrated, as much as you want, I tend to use mature cheddar. You can also skip it
Instructions
Sauté the chorizo then stir in the diced chicken and stir to coat in the chorizo juices.
½ chorizo sausage (the type that is sausage-shaped rather than pre-sliced), 1 chicken thigh fillet
Stir in the onion and garlic, leave for a little bit if you have time so that it can all sauté.
¼ onion, 2-3 cloves garlic
Stir in the liquid, the vegetable stock paste, the passata and the orzo.
360 ml water, 1 heaped teaspoon vegetable stock paste, 50-100 g passata, 140 g orzo
Lock the lid in and make sure the vent is Sealed. Pressure cook for 1 minute, high pressure.
At the end of pressure cooking time, do nothing for 5 minutes then do a quick pressure release. Once the steam has been released and the float valve has popped back down, open the lid.
If the orzo pasta is not quite cooked to your taste yet, leave it to rest while you get yourself a pretty bowl, a lovely drink, set the mood with candles, your favourite magazine, your favourite book or just stare at space. Don't forget you can add cooking time but you can't take away so it's better to undercook slightly than to overcook.
Stir in the spinach and leave to wilt.
2 big handfuls fresh spinach
Add lots of grated cheese (I used mature cheddar) but this is optional, you don't have to, it'll be super tasty without too
Cheese
Notes
Want to double or halve this recipe? You totally can, I give you details in the post