🍚 Chicken and Mushroom Risotto

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Creamy stock-simmered rice with browned chicken breast and mushrooms, finished with a touch of Parmesan. A high-protein, filling risotto in half an hour.

⏱️ 28 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Medium🔥 1157 kcal per serving💪 96 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 180 g short-grain rice (Arborio)
  • 300 g chicken breast
  • 250 g mushrooms
  • 1 medium onion
  • 600 ml chicken stock
  • 40 g grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

Method, step by step

  1. Cut the chicken breast into 2 cm cubes and season with salt and pepper. Finely chop the onion and garlic and slice the mushrooms.
  2. Brown the chicken in a wide pot with the olive oil over high heat for 3-4 minutes until it takes on colour. Remove and set aside.
  3. In the same pot, soften the onion and garlic for 4 minutes over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and sauté for 4 minutes until they release and evaporate their water.
  4. Add the rice and toast it, stirring, for 1 minute. Start adding the hot stock a ladleful at a time, stirring constantly and waiting for it to be absorbed before adding the next.
  5. When 5 minutes remain, return the chicken to the pot. When the stock is used up and the rice is creamy (about 16-18 minutes), remove from the heat, add the grated Parmesan, stir vigorously, and serve right away.

Nutritional information (per serving)

1157
kcal
96 g
protein
126 g
carbs
30 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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