Risotto

Unbalanced

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a pot and add bacon, cook until golden then remove from the pot and cover in a microwave friendly bowl

Step 2

Leave bacon fat in the pot and add chicken, cook until browned and cooked through, remove into a seperate dish

Step 3

In the same pot, add a little more oil and cook onion over medium heat until translucent

Step 4

Add mushrooms and butter and cook until soft and tender

Step 5

Once the mushrooms are cooked, add garlic, thyme, and salt and pepper, stir to combine

Step 6

Add the Arborio rice and stir until it coats the mushroom mixture, let it toast for 1 minute

Step 7

Add a splash of white wine and stir until it is cooked off

Step 8

Take a ladle of chicken stock and pour it into the rice mixture, stirring until it’s fully absorbed, then repeating this step until you can drag your spoon through the risotto and it oozes back into place

Step 9

Re add the chicken once the risotto is almost cooked

Step 10

Add Parmesan cheese once risotto is fully cooked

Step 11

Serve with bacon, parsley and any extra Parmesan cheese