Italian pasta orzo with chicken and shrimps

The pasta recipes for which Italian cuisine is especially famous are not very difficult to prepare. And cooking pasta with chicken and shrimp in a long cooker will completely free you from being in the kitchen)

Ingredients

• Chicken (thighs) (cut into pieces 2.5x5 cm) - 500 g
• Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l.
• Skinless tomatoes (finely chopped) - 500-700 g
• Petiole celery (chopped stalks) - 2 pcs.
• Green pepper, medium size (cut into 2.5 cm pieces) - 1 pc.
• Onions, medium size (chopped) - 1 pc.
• Chopped garlic - 2 cloves
• Sugar - 1 tbsp. l.
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Italian Herb Blend (Basil, Oregano, Thyme and Rosemary) - 1/2 tsp
• Cayenne pepper - 1/8 tsp (to taste - up to 1/4 tsp.)
• Bay leaf - 1 pc.
• Orzo pasta (or other small pasta) - 1/2 cup
• Boiled, peeled shrimps - 500 g

Directions

1. Brown the chicken in a skillet in vegetable oil. Put it in a dolly.
2. Add the next 10 ingredients and mix well. Cover and cook for 7-8 hours.
3. Take out the bay leaf. Stir in the pasta. Cover and cook on the maximum setting for 15 minutes, until the pasta is tender.
4. Stir in shrimp. Cover and cook on a maximum for another 5 minutes.