dinner
Chicken & Mushroom Risotto
Risotto is a genuinely satisfying dinner; adding chicken and mushrooms makes it a proper protein meal rather than just a side dish.
10 min prep · 25 min cook · 35 min in total · serves 2
What you need
- 2 chicken breasts, sliced
- 200g Arborio rice
- 250g mixed mushrooms, sliced
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 2 garlic cloves
- 100ml dry white wine (optional)
- 900ml hot chicken stock
- 40g Parmesan, grated
- Butter, olive oil, thyme
What to do
- 1Sauté chicken until cooked; set aside.
- 2Soften onion and garlic in oil/butter; add mushrooms and thyme; cook 5 min.
- 3Add rice; toast 1 min; add wine if using.
- 4Add stock one ladle at a time, stirring until absorbed (18–20 min total).
- 5Stir in Parmesan and butter; fold in chicken; season.
