Chicken & mushroom risotto
By Good Food
Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Learn to make this creamy, comforting risotto with our easy, step-by-step recipe – great for using up leftover chicken
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Prep:10 mins
Cook:55 mins
plus resting - Serves 4
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 629
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fat 22g
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saturates 12g
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carbs 62g
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sugars 4g
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fibre 4g
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protein 37g
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salt 2g
Ingredients
- 50g butter
- 85g smoked bacon lardons
- 1 large onion, halved and finely chopped
- 250g pack chestnut mushrooms, thickly sliced
- 300g arborio risotto rice
- 150ml dry white wine
- 1.4l hot chicken stock
- 140g cooked chicken, chopped
- 50g grated Parmesan, plus extra to serve (optional)
- ½ small pack flat-leaf parsley, chopped
Method
Heat the butter in a large pan. Add the bacon and fry for 5 mins over a low-medium heat. Stir in the onion and fry for 10 mins more until the onion is soft but not coloured.
Stir in the mushrooms and continue cooking, stirring, for 5 mins. Stir in the rice and cook over a medium heat for 2 mins until the rice has started to turn translucent. Pour in the wine and allow it to bubble away over the heat.
Pour in a quarter of the stock and set a timer for 20 mins. Continue cooking, stirring very frequently, topping up with a splash more stock as it gets absorbed – this is best done in three more stages, until the rice is cooked and most of the stock has been absorbed (you may not need all the stock). The texture now should be creamy, like rice pudding.
Stir through the cooked chicken, warm briefly, then turn off the heat. Stir through the Parmesan and parsley, cover and leave to rest for 5 mins to allow more liquid to be absorbed into the rice. Season to taste and serve with extra Parmesan, if you like.
