Crockpot Creamy French Onion Chicken and Orzo
Recipe from Tieghan Gerard · original post · full recipe on halfbakedharvest.com
Slow-cooked chicken with buttery onions, mushrooms, thyme and sage, broiled under melty Gruyère and served over creamy parmesan orzo.
Serves 6 265 minKid-friendly
ChickenSlow cookPasta
Ingredients
- yellow onions — thinly sliced4 ea
- salted butter85 g
- boneless chicken breasts680 g
- fresh thyme leaves5 g
- fresh sage — chopped4 g
- garlic cloves — chopped3 ea
- dry white wine240 ml
- chicken broth240 ml
- mushrooms — sliced140 g
- orzo340 g
- heavy cream120 ml
- parmesan — grated50 g
Cooking for a different diet?
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Gluten-free
- 340 g Gluten-free orzo instead of orzo
Gluten-free orzo turns soft in the slow cooker, so boil it on the stove to al dente, drain and stir it into the slow cooker with the cream and parmesan.
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Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
MorrisonsBest choice· £8.93 of food
£14.56
39% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- boneless chicken breasts
- fresh thyme leaves
- dry white wine
- parmesan
Sainsbury's· £10.46 of food
£17.15
39% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- boneless chicken breasts
- fresh thyme leaves
- dry white wine
- heavy cream
- parmesan
Tesco· £10.56 of food
£15.85
33% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- boneless chicken breasts
- fresh thyme leaves
- fresh sage
- garlic cloves
- dry white wine
- chicken broth
Asda· £11.94 of food
£15.09
21% spare
No price at Asda for:
- fresh thyme leaves
- fresh sage
- garlic cloves
- dry white wine
- heavy cream
- parmesan
- Gruyère cheese
Aldi UK· £3.15 of food
£5.55
43% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- boneless chicken breasts
- fresh thyme leaves
- fresh sage
- garlic cloves
- dry white wine
- chicken broth
- heavy cream
- parmesan
- Gruyère cheese
£1.49a serve
from £1.49 a serve at Morrisons · 9 of 13 ingredients priced
About £8.93 of ingredients used for 6 serves.
£22.83 across 5 shops · 11 of 13 items priced · £1.01 more for bigger packs, 31% spare for later
MorrisonsBest choice£8.93
missing 4 items
you'll pay £14.56 · 39% of it spare
Sainsbury's£10.46
missing 5 items
you'll pay £17.15 · 39% of it spare
Tesco£10.56
missing 6 items
you'll pay £15.85 · 33% of it spare
Asda£11.94
missing 7 items
you'll pay £15.09 · 21% of it spare
Aldi UK£3.15
missing 9 items
you'll pay £5.55 · 43% of it spare
Buy at Morrisons£12.47
yellow onions
£0.95
need 4 items2 × Morrisons 3 perpack 3 itemsclosest match
Morrisons£0.95·Aldi UK£0.95·Sainsbury's£0.32/ea£0.95·Asda£0.32/ea£0.95·Tesco£0.33/ea£1.00·
OcadoN/A
salted butter
£1.85
need 85 gMorrisons British Salted Butter 250 gclosest match
Morrisons£1.85·Sainsbury's£7.50/kg£1.50·Asda£7.50/kg£1.50·Aldi UK£7.40/kg£1.85·Tesco£7.40/kg£1.85·OcadoN/A
garlic cloves
£0.87
need 3 itemsMorrisons Garlic Bulbs 4 Pack 4 per packclosest match
Morrisons£0.87·Sainsbury's£0.95/ea£0.95·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
chicken broth
£1.25
need 240 mlBaxter's Favourites Chicken Broth 400gclosest matchreal special 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Morrisons£1.25·Asda£4.10/kg£1.64·Sainsbury's£7.00/L£3.50·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·OcadoN/A
mushrooms
£1.50
need 140 gMorrisons British Closed Cup Mushrooms 465 gclosest match
Morrisons£1.50·Asda£3.36/kg£0.84·Aldi UK£4.75/kg£0.95·Sainsbury's£3.50/kg£1.05·Tesco£7.67/kg£1.15·OcadoN/A
heavy cream
£1.10
need 120 mlMorrisons British Double Cream 150 ml
Morrisons£1.10·Tesco£13.66/kg£3.10·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Gruyère cheese
£4.00
need 115 gMorrisons Swiss Le Gruyere Cheese 170 g
Morrisons£4.00·Tesco£23.85/kg£4.65·Sainsbury's£23.75/kg£4.75·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£0.60
fresh sage
£30.00/kg
need 4 gSainsbury's Fresh Packed Sage 20 g£0.60
Sainsbury's£30.00/kg£0.60·Morrisons£0.70·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£0.85
orzo
£1.70/kg
need 340 gCucina Orzo Pasta 500 g£0.85closest match
Aldi UK£1.70/kg£0.85·Sainsbury's£2.00/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.39·Tesco£3.00/kg£1.50·Asda£3.80/kg£1.90·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£1.60
parmesan
£13.33/kg
need 50 gCrosta & Mollica Parmesan & Poppyseed Torinesi 120 g£1.60
Tesco£13.33/kg£1.60·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£7.31
boneless chicken breasts
£9.75/kg
need 680 gShazans Diced Chicken Breast 750 g£7.31
Asda£9.75/kg£7.31·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Not priced
- fresh thyme leaves · 5 g
- dry white wine · 240 ml