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

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, mushroom risotto (with chicken and/or bacon - or neither). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Learn to make this creamy, comforting risotto with our easy, step-by-step recipe - great for using up leftover chicken. How to Make Mushroom and Chicken Risotto. Serve the risotto with additional Parmesan. The sweetness here will be nicely mirrored by an off-dry, aromatic white wine, such as Chenin Blanc, Riesling or Gewürztraminer from California.

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

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

Learn how to make the BEST MUSHROOM RISOTTO! Season mushrooms with salt and pepper and continue to cook over medium heat until they are soft. Add another ladleful or two of stock to rice. Stir in parsley and Parmesan, and remove from heat.

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.

Add another ladleful or two of stock to rice. Stir in parsley and Parmesan, and remove from heat. Season with black pepper and serve right away in wide soup bowls or on plates. This Chicken Risotto with Mushrooms Recipe is a perfectly simple way to make this often difficult dish easier than ever with mushrooms and cream. Now that the winter months are here, it's time to welcome comfort foods that will leave us feeling warm and.

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