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.
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
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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
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Missing items
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Woolworths· $38.54 of food
$54.40
29% spare
No price at Woolworths for:
- dry white wine
ColesBest choice· $26.52 of food
$45.49
42% spare
No price at Coles for:
- dry white wine
- Gruyère cheese
Aldi· $22.61 of food
$34.48
34% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- fresh sage
- dry white wine
- parmesan
- Gruyère cheese
$6.42a serve
from $6.42 a serve at Woolworths · 12 of 13 ingredients priced
About $38.54 of ingredients used for 6 serves.
$54.29 across 3 shops · 12 of 13 items priced · $7.69 more for bigger packs, 43% spare for later
Woolworths$38.54
missing 1 item
you'll pay $54.40 · 29% of it spare
ColesBest choice$26.52
missing 2 items
you'll pay $45.49 · 42% of it spare
Aldi$22.61
missing 4 items
you'll pay $34.48 · 34% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$12.66
salted butter
$1.60/100g
need 85 gPure Valley Salted Butter 250 g$3.99closest match
Aldi$1.60/100g$3.99·Woolworths$3.00/100g$3.00·Coles$3.00/100g$3.00
fresh thyme leaves
$1.08/10g
need 5 gStonemill Thyme Leaves 25 g$2.69closest match
Aldi$1.08/10g$2.69·Woolworths$1.67/10g$2.00·Coles$1.11/10g$2.00
garlic cloves
$1.00/ea
need 3 itemsAldi Garlic 3 Pack$2.99closest match
Aldi$1.00/ea$2.99·Coles$1.33/ea$4.00·Woolworths$1.40/ea$4.20
heavy cream
$1.00/100ml
need 120 mlFarmdale Thickened Cream 300 ml$2.99
Aldi$1.00/100ml$2.99·Woolworths$1.07/100ml$3.20·Coles$1.30/100ml$3.90
Buy at Woolworths$20.20
yellow onions
$2.50/kg
need 4 itemsWoolworths Onion Brown Bag 1kg$2.50real special 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Woolworths$2.50/kg$2.50·Aldi$3.49/kg$0.63·Coles$4.20/kg$0.84
parmesan
$28.00/kg
need 50 gPerfect Italiano Parmesan Cheese Shaved Parmesan 125 g$3.50closest matchreal special
Gruyère cheese
$72.67/kg
need 115 gThomas Dux Le Gruyere Cheese 150 g$10.90
Woolworths$72.67/kg$10.90·ColesN/A·AldiN/A
Buy at Coles$21.43
boneless chicken breasts
$11.00/kg
need 680 gColes RSPCA Approved Chicken Breast Fillets Large Pack approx. 1.4 kg$15.40closest match
Coles$11.00/kg$15.40·Woolworths$14.46/kg$9.40·Aldi$12.79/kg$10.23
chicken broth
$0.67/100ml
need 240 mlBull Head Chicken Broth 411 ml$2.75
Coles$0.67/100ml$2.75·Aldi$0.94/100ml$4.69·Woolworths$1.78/100ml$8.90
mushrooms
$11.90/kg
need 140 gColes Fresh Loose Cup Mushrooms approx. 200 g$2.38
Coles$11.90/kg$2.38·Woolworths$12.50/kg$2.50·Aldi$17.45/kg$3.49
orzo
$0.180/100g
need 340 gColes Simply Pasta Spirals 500 g$0.90closest match
Coles$0.180/100g$0.90·Aldi$0.178/100g$0.89·Woolworths$0.200/100g$1.00
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- dry white wine · 240 ml