BAKED COD WITH ORZO & SPICY SAUSAGE

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Make a Friday night one-pot with red pepper, orzo, spicy nduja sausage and succulent pieces of cod. It's comforting, rich and a breeze to make

Provided by Esther Clark

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
½ tsp hot smoked paprika
1 tsp dried oregano
350g orzo
4 tbsp tomato purée
800ml hot chicken or veg stock
1 rosemary sprig
2 large charred red peppers, from a jar, sliced
30g black olives, drained and halved
40g nduja sausage, crumbled, or spicy chorizo, finely chopped
2 tbsp double cream or mascarpone
4 cod loin fillets
½ small bunch of parsley, finely chopped
salad, to serve (optional)

Steps:

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat the oil in a large shallow 30cm casserole dish or large ovenproof frying pan. Tip in the onion and fry with a pinch of salt over a low heat for 10 mins or until softened and translucent. Add the garlic, paprika and oregano, and cook for 1 min. Add the orzo and tomato purée, then gradually stir in the hot stock. Bring to a simmer, then stir in the rosemary, peppers, olives and sausage, and season to taste. Simmer for 5 mins, stirring occasionally, then stir through the double cream or mascarpone.
Sit the cod loins on top and bake in the oven, uncovered, for 12-15 mins or until the fish is cooked through. Scatter over the parsley and serve with salad, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 715 calories, Fat 23 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 74 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 49 grams protein, Sodium 2 milligram of sodium