Risotto recipes - 27 recipes
Risotto, the Italian classic, normally originating in the fertile north of the country. Our risotto recipes showcase the adaptability of this dish, find the quintessential risotto milanese and mushroom risotto here but also all sorts of other combinations, vegetarian and with meat and fish - the choice is yours!
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Top rated Risotto recipes
Creamy risotto with grapefruit and fried scallops
By FDOC
For the risotto: Remove the zest of half of one of the two grapefruit
- For the risotto:
- 50 grams of ham
- 2 shallots
- 30 grams of beef bone marrow
- 1 dl of white wine
- 200g Arborio rice (risotto special)
- 1 litre of stock
- 50 grams of butter
- 50 grams of duck fat
- 50 grams of parmesan
- For the scallops:
- 30 of scallops
- 50 grams of duck fat
- Salt, pepper, Espelette
- 1 dl whipped cream
- 2 Florida Grapefruits
- 1 sprig of tarragon
Bacon and Pea Risotto
By HappyChappy11
Serves 4 - perfect so Beewee, the risotto disliker, can have something else instead :)
- 1 onion
- 2tbsp olive oil
- knob of butter
- 6 rashers streaky bacon
- 300g risotto
- 1l vegetable stock
- 100g frozen peas
- seasoning
Chicken - Back Seat Chicken and Rocket Risotto
By Keith Bradbury, FROM ALFREDO'S WITH LOVE...
I do all the cooking normally, but now and then, Jane does me her speciality – a risotto
- 1 onion
- 75 gm unsalted butter
- 400 gm arborio risotto rice
- 2 chicken thighs cooked skinned and meat stripped off
- 1.2 litres of chicken stock brought to a simmer and kept there
- 2 handfuls of rocket roughly chopped
- 2 tsps crème fraîche
- Glass of a good white wine
- 50 gm parmesan grated
- Black pepper
Risotto Milanese with avocado and flower petals
By jladanca
Avocados: 1. Cut the avocado into 1x1cm cubes and put them in a bowl with lemon juice, salt and olive oil
- Flower petals
- Fresh thyme
- For the rice:
- 600g of rice
- 100g of garlic
- 150g of butter
- 50g of grated cheese
- 14 or 15 dry saffron threads
- 250g of mushrooms
- 1,250 L of beef stock
- 500g of tomato sauce
- 100ml of single cream
- For the avocados:
- 2 lemons
- 200g of avocados
- Olive oil
- Salt
Risotto with green asparagus, squid, hazelnuts and Parmesan
By Sandrine , blog : La table de Sandrine
Hazelnuts: Preheat the oven to 180 ° C
- The risotto:
- 1 shallot
- Chicken leg
- 320g special risotto rice
- 10cl white wine
- 1 litre of hot bouillon with spices
- ½ bunch of chives
- 10cl single cream
- ½ tub of ricotta
- 1 piece fresh parmesan
- 1 lemon
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- The squid:
- 4 small squid
- dash of olive oil
- 1 small shallot
- Chicken leg
- salt and pepper
- The presentation:
- bunch of asparagus
- few sprigs of chives
- pink peppercorns
- lemon zest
- whole hazelnuts
- parmesan
Easy Chicken Risotto
By benj_harris
Yummy chicken risotto filled with loads of veggies and flavor! Super easy to make and it will knock your socks off!
- 1 Chicken Breast
- Knob of butter
- Cup of Frozen Peas
- 1 Red Pepper (diced)
- 1 Courgette (diced)
- 1 Onion (red or brown) (diced)
- 1 Tin Heinz Chicken Soup
- Chicken Oxo Cube
- 2 Portions of Rice cooked to packet instructions.
Chicken & thyme risotto
By michabedford, chezgaycountrykitchen
A simple, filling dish thats easier than just boiling rice!
- 200g Arborio rice
- 750ml chicken stock
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 2 chicken breasts diced
- small handful of lemon thyme,leaves picked
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 8 mushrooms, finely sliced
- juice of half lemon
- 200g cream cheese
- seasoning
- Parmesan shavings to taste
Ham Risotto
By vavenby, FPWS News
Cook the green pepper in the stock for 5 minutes
- 1 C cooked ham, diced
- 2 C rice, cooked
- 2 C tomatoes
- 1 C chicken stock
- 1/2 C green pepper, finely sliced
- 1 tsp onion, grated
- dash Worcestershire sauce
- salt & pepper to taste
- pinch smoked paprika
Green Vegetable Risotto
By Ludo4ka
Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 175ml glass vegetarian white wine
- 200g Arborio rice
- 600ml hot vegetable stock
- 10 asparagus spears, chopped
- 80g fresh or frozen peas
- 80g fresh or frozen podded broad beans
- 10g butter
- 30g Cathedral City Mature Lighter
- 2 tbsp mixed fresh herbs
Spring Risotto
By grace13
Heat oil and butter in large pan, add veg and pancetta, cook 10 mins, add garlic, cook 1 min
- 1 leek, finely chopped
- 2 spring onion, finely chopped
- 4 celery stalks, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 15 g unsalted butter
- 100 g pancetta
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 400 g risotto rice
- 300 ml white wine
- 1-1.2 litre hot vegetable/ham stock
- 300 g spring greens/spinach, chopped
- 50 g Parmesan, grated
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Mushroom & thyme risotto
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 350g chestnut mushrooms, sliced
- 100g quinoa
- 1l hot vegetable stock
- 175g risotto rice
- handful thyme leaves
- handful grated parmesan or vegetarian alternative
- 50g bag rocket, to serve
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Grilled mushroom risotto
- 1.5 litres organic chicken or vegetable stock, hot
- 1 handful dried porcini mushrooms
- olive oil
- 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 sticks celery, trimmed and finely chopped
- 400 g risotto rice
- 75 ml vermouth or white wine
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 4 large handfuls wild mushrooms (try shiitake, girolle, chestnut or oyster), cleaned and sliced
- a few sprigs fresh chervil, tarragon or parsley, leaves picked and chopped
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 small handful Parmesan cheese, freshly grated, plus extra for serving
- extra virgin olive oil.
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Roasted Chicken Risotto with...
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 340g uncooked Arborio rice
- 4 tablespoons dry white wine
- 1.6 litres hot chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 280g chopped cooked chicken breast
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
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(Stuffed Cabbage Rolls)
- For the cabbage rolls:
- 500g pork mince
- 500g veal mince
- 200g arborio rice
- 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
- 4 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 1/2 – 2 tablespoons stock
- pepper (or chilli flakes which are not traditional but tasty)
- 1/2 cup chopped continental parsley
- 1 big jar pickled cabbage
- For the sauce:
- 1L low salt chicken stock (or water)
- 1 can crushed tomatoes
- 400g smoked speck, sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons plain flour
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
- a little extra stock or water
- Risotto with prawns 3.7/5 (69 Votes)
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Creamy Trout, Butternut squash and...
- 300g Arborio rice
- 200g smoked trout fillet (cut into cubes)
- 60g butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic (chopped)
- 1 leek stem (sliced)
- 150g butternut squash (diced)
- 1 teaspoon chopped of fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- 1 glass Italian white wine
- 1 litre chicken stock ( Stock cube)
- 1 tablespoon cream
- 150g of asparagus tips
- 70g grated Parmesan
- Salt and pepper
- 70g grated Parmesan
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Risotto with asparagus
- 250g risotto rice
- 1/2l vegetable stock
- 1/2 onion
- bunch of asparagus
- 1 glass white wine
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- saffron
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Chicken, white wine and mushroom...
- 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 25g butter
- 1 onion
- 175g arborio rice
- 1/2 pint of white wine
- 175g chicken breast pieces
- For the stock:
- 3/4 pint of boiling water
- pinch of salt
- 35g of porcini mushrooms
- 100g of chestnut mushrooms
- 25g Parmesan
- 1tsp of dried Dill
- Salt and black pepper
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Red wine and Pancetta Risotto
- 2 large red onions, 150ml of red wine of your choice, 300ml of vegetable stock, 300g risotto rice, 200g pancetta, 2 red bell peppers
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Easy Risotto
- 3 mixed peppers
- 1 large onion
- 10 mushrooms
- 500g brown rice
- 4 diced chicken breasts
- small pack of pancetta or streaky bacon
- 500ml chicken or vegetable stock
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Spicy Bacon Risotto
- 6 rashers of smoked bacon
- 200g of rice - any rce will do
- 1 onion finely chopped
- lazy chilli
- 1 teaspoon garlic - can be fresh chopped or lazy garlic
- 1 carton of passata
- 300ml cold water
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Bacon and Seafood Paella
- Small onion, chopped
- Red pepper, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, chopped and deseeded
- Saffron threads
- 4 medallions unsmoked back bacon
- 100g risotto / arborio rice
- 1 pint hot vegetable stock
- 200g mixed, cooked seafood
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