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Chicken Risotto (with vegetables)
A super easy Chicken Risotto recipe that is perfect for the whole family. Get dinner on the table in under 30 minutes. Boom!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 595 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1.5 pound chicken breast boneless, diced
- 2 cups red bell pepper diced
- 1 cup arborio rice
- 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Heat the chicken stock, and keep warm.
- Heat oil and butter in a large saucepan. Add the onion and cook until clear.
- Add in the diced chicken and fry until the outside is just white (not fully cooked).
- Add bell peppers to the chicken and cook an additional 3-4 minutes
- Add the rice. Stir to coat fully in butter/oil
- Add the hot chicken stock in - 1 ladle at a time - to the chicken and rice mixture, stirring often. Add more as the stock is absorbed.
- Repeat this until you have used almost all of the stock- it should take about 17-25 minutes.
- Continue until rice is fully cooked and the dish is creamy.
- Stir in the Parmesan cheese and black pepper.
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Notes
- This recipe will work with regular white rice, but it won’t be as creamy. It is definitely worth seeking out the arborio rice. It can be found in most grocery stores.
- Use hot stock. The heat helps maintain the starch content of the rice. Either keep it simmering in another saucepan beside you while you cook the risotto, or heat in the microwave.
- You may use more or less stock than I used. You want your risotto to be creamy, al dente and not mushy.
- Cook at the right heat – a gentle simmer is perfect, we don’t want a full-on boil!
- Stir REGULARLY but not CONSTANTLY – contrary to what you might think – you don’t need to be stirring constantly!
Nutrition Information
Calories
595kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
55g
(18%)
Protein
51g
(102%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
132mg
(44%)
Sodium
770mg
(32%)
Potassium
1114mg
(32%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
2570IU
(51%)
Vitamin C
99mg
(110%)
Calcium
173mg
(17%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 595
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 595kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 55g | 18% |
| Protein | 51g | 102% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 132mg | 44% |
| Sodium | 770mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 1114mg | 24% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 2570IU | 51% |
| Vitamin C | 99mg | 110% |
| Calcium | 173mg | 17% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.