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Chicken risotto (no wine)
A delicious meal all the family can enjoy...
- Recipe:
Sent in by Fiona
- Difficulty: Easy
- Serves 4
Preparation
- Total time
- 35 Mins
- Preparation time
- 10 Mins
- Cooking time
- 25 Mins
1 onion, diced
garlic (2x cloves), crushed
250g chicken breast, chopped
225g arborio rice
100g peas
750ml stock made with 1 Knorr Zero Salt Chicken Stock Cube
1 tsp parsley, chopped
Fry the onion and garlic in olive oil
Add the chicken breasts and fry for a couple of minutes more
Put in the rice and fry until all coated in oil but not browned
Add about 500ml/1 pint of Knorr Zero Salt chicken stock and cook until almost all absorbed
Gradually add another 250ml/half pint of stock until risotto is creamy, then pop in a cup full of frozen peas
Stir well then serve with chopped parsley
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Tips
This is a very simple chicken risotto recipe and it's also easy for children of all ages to eat - no cutting up as it's already done!
If you don't have arborio/risotto rice, you can make it with standard rice, too.
Variations
Risotto makes a fantastic base for whatever's in your fridge. Try ham & peas, fish & leeks, or mushroom & spinach for a veggie version. Or add some chorizo and make it more like a paella. The options are limitless!
Reviews
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Delicious, quick family meal! I didnt expect it to be so tasty with such simple ingredients but we enjoyed this so much! I added a bit of parmesan for some cheesy goodness :)
Reviewed on 26/01/16
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.I've made this so many times, never fails. Not too difficult, reasonably quick, can adjust ingredients to suit either what you've got or who you're cooking for.
Reviewed on 14/11/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.I've made this so many times, never fails. Not too difficult, reasonably quick, can adjust ingredients to suit either what you've got or who you're cooking for.
Reviewed on 14/11/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Everyone s favourite some times we add more vegetables and leave out the meat,Excellent recipe.
Reviewed on 12/11/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Veey easy to make and tastes great,my son is a fussy eater but loves this risotto.
Reviewed on 27/10/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.Made this lots of times & never fails. Getting confident 7 chucking in other ingredients too!
Reviewed on 18/09/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.love this recipe!! I added fried chorizo to mine and hubbys food! clean plates all round :-)
Reviewed on 01/09/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.I made this using Quorn instead of chicken, very yummy, even my fussy daughter ate it!
Reviewed on 01/04/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.This is wonderful with chopped bacon in it too :-) really yummy and all the kids love it!
Reviewed on 12/03/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.I have made this so many times - so easy, always successful, even my non-cooking husband has made it. Easy to vary with everyone's favourite veg or leftovers too. Quite healthy. Always eat some, freeze the rest
Reviewed on 13/02/15
Kay M(159)
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.I make this for my girls and they say its their favourite dinner I also recently gave it to my 11 mth old and she loved it.
Reviewed on 09/02/15
Guest
★★★☆☆ Rated 3 out of 5 stars.I liked the idea of it but it didn't taste of anything. How many stock cubes are people using?
Reviewed on 08/02/15
Guest
★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars.mmm yummy!
Reviewed on 05/02/15
Tracy L(336)
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.I made this for my 2 coeliac children aged 3 and 8 yrs. They loved it and want it every night for tea ! A real hit, nutritious and easy, even for me !!
Reviewed on 02/02/15
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.I've never been brave enough to make a risotto before thinking it was too hard ..... Well what wasted years. It was easy to make, tasted great and the kids loved it.
Reviewed on 18/01/15
