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Slow Cooker Cheesy Pesto Chicken Orzo

Creamy, cheesy and packed with flavour and it couldn’t be easier to make too!! This pesto chicken orzo is the ultimate easy dump bag dinner (or you can make on the day) – just chuck it in the slow cooker and finish with lots of melty mozzarella for a cosy dinner the whole family will loveeee!! I used basil pesto but feel free to swap to sundried tomato pesto too!

Cook

4h 45m

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Slow Cooker Cheesy Pesto Chicken Orzo

Creamy, cheesy and packed with flavour and it couldn’t be easier to make too!! This pesto chicken orzo is the ultimate easy dump bag dinner (or you can make on the day) – just chuck it in the slow cooker and finish with lots of melty mozzarella for a cosy dinner the whole family will loveeee!! I used basil pesto but feel free to swap to sundried tomato pesto too!

Cook

4h 45m

Ingredients

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Step 1

Add all the dump bag ingredients to a freezer bag, mix everything together, squeeze out the excess air and freeze flat. Defrost overnight in the fridge before cooking.

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4

Chicken breasts, around 600g

1

Onion, diced

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Notes

If you don't wish to make this as a dump bag, that's no problem- just skip prepping the bag and add everything straight to the slow cooker!

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Elise

a day ago

Really tasty! Goes along way! Cheesy garlic bread is lovely with it

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Hannah D

8 days ago

I don’t have a slow cooker so used a casserole dish and the oven and it still turned out delicious

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Amy B

9 days ago

A really simple family meal. We just removed the cherry tomatoes for a picky eater.

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Molly

9 days ago

❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Victoria M

10 days ago

The photo doesn’t do it justice as I’m terrible at presenting food, but it tasted divine!

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Molly

9 days ago

Looks good to me Vic!!!!😍😍😍

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Beth B

11 days ago

This was our first recipe and it was delicious! My daughter can be very fussy with new foods but she went back for seconds 😍

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Molly

10 days ago

Thank you so much Beth! I’m so glad it was enjoyed 🩷

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Jodie O

12 days ago

Delicious!

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Molly

12 days ago

Thank you lovely!🩷💚

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Lizz

16 days ago

Just wow. This melted in our mouths and we were so excited to gobble up the leftovers the next day. Such flavourful goodness 🤤

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Molly

15 days ago

Thank you Liz!! You can’t beat a slow cooker dinner!!💚

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Georgia B

16 days ago

Really easy and tasty slow cooker meal! Loved the stringy mozarella to make it feel really indulgent!

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Molly

15 days ago

Thank you Georgia 💚💚💚

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Lizzy B

17 days ago

Very yummy!

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Molly

17 days ago

Love it lizzy!🥰😍

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