Roasted Drumsticks With Orzo, Tomatoes And Leeks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 cup vegetable or olive oil
1 tbsp rosemary, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, crushed
12 None small chicken drumsticks, skin removed, scored
8 None plum tomatoes, quartered lengthwise
1 None leek, pale section only, thinly sliced
2 None small chicken bouillion cubes
3/4 cup orzo
2 sprigs small basil leaves
None None mixed salad, to serve

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F. Grease a heavy-based 12 x 8 inch ovenproof dish.
Combine half the oil, rosemary and garlic in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Rub oil mixture evenly over chicken. Transfer chicken to prepared dish.
Add the tomatoes and leeks to the dish. Drizzle with remaining oil. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with foil. Bake for 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked. Remove foil.
Dissolve crumbled bouillon cubes in 2 cups of boiling water. Combine with orzo. Pour orzo mixture into base of dish with chicken. Stir to coat in dish juices.
Bake for 12 minutes or until orzo and chicken are cooked. Sprinkle with basil. Serve with salad.