Mushroom Risotto (with Chicken and/or Bacon - or neither)
Mushroom Risotto (with Chicken and/or Bacon - or neither)

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This classic mushroom risotto presses all the right buttons, with intense porcini mushrooms and plump arborio rice. Chicken and mushrooms turn this risotto into a filling main-course dish. If you're using canned Rich, red-wine-infused risotto is served as a first course or side dish all over Northern Italy.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have mushroom risotto (with chicken and/or bacon - or neither) using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Mushroom Risotto (with Chicken and/or Bacon - or neither):
  1. Take 250 g risotto rice / 9 oz .
  2. Prepare 250 g chestnut mushrooms (sliced)* / 9 oz .
  3. Get 35 g porcini mushrooms dried / 1½ oz .
  4. Take 400 g chicken breast cooked (shredded) / 14 oz . OPTIONAL
  5. Take 8 OPTIONAL bacon medallions (=200g / 7 oz.)
  6. Get 225 g onion (chopped) / 8 oz .
  7. Prepare 200 g peas sweet corn carrot frozen and / or frozen and / or diced / 7 oz .
  8. Make ready 500 ml chicken stock / 20 fl . oz .
  9. Get 500 ml vegetable stock / 20 fl . oz .
  10. Take 350 ml water boiling / 14 fl . oz .
  11. Get ½ teaspoon pepper ground (or to taste)
  12. Get 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  13. Get 2 tablespoons crème fraîche
  14. Make ready 150 g chicken mushrooms * if opting to use the reduce the to / 5 oz .

This had no taste and I kept having to add liquid to it. It took a lot of tweaking to make it edible (it was too bland). This Chicken and Mushroom Risotto is perfect if you're following a calorie controlled diet, and fits well with any one of the major diet plans such as Weight Watchers. As we all know you can get food.

Instructions to make Mushroom Risotto (with Chicken and/or Bacon - or neither):
  1. Put the porcini in a bowl and pour over the boiling water and soak for 10-15 minutes. Remove the porcini with a slotted spoon and place on a chopping board. Reserve the porcini “stock” and slice the porcini into small pieces.
  2. Whilst the porcini stands:- (a)microwave the onion together with the carrot (if using) for 3 minutes in a little of the vegetable stock; and (b)microwave the bacon on a covered plate for 1½ minute AND then on a chopping board with a very sharp knife cut the bacon into very small squares.
  3. Mix the chicken, vegetable and porcini stocks in a saucepan on a high heat, bring to the boil and then turn down to a gentle simmer. N.B. There should be a little more stock than you need but if you need more use plain boiling water.
  4. Transfer the microwaved vegetables to a deep/lidded fry pan and put on a high heat. Add the risotto rice and stir in. Throughout cooking lid the pan as much as possible and to cook: Ladle enough stock in to just cover the rice vegetable mix; add the pepper and garlic powder and stir in; bring to the boil and turn down to a gentle simmer.
  5. Add in more stock one ladle at a time, stir between each addition and ensure the mix returns to a simmer.
  6. After 5 minutes add the mushrooms (including the porcini).
  7. After 10 minutes add any peas and sweet corn.
  8. After 15 minutes add the chicken and bacon.
  9. Add the last few ladles one by one. When the risotto rice is almost to your liking stir continuously until the liquid has evaporated. Stir through the crème fraîche and serve immediately in warm bowls.

Mushroom risotto doesn't have to be complicated. If you can stir, you can make a delicious mushroom risotto that the whole family will love! Risotto can be a main course dish of its own, or served with a variety of others. It pairs really well with chicken and pork chops. Delicious mushroom risotto made with vegetable broth, cream, and a variety of fresh vegetables.

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