Creamy and Dreamy Chicken Risotto
Risotto lovers rejoice! Here you will find a recipe for the creamiest and dreamiest chicken risotto which your whole family will adore!
Equipment
- 1 Large skillet can also use a large pot or Dutch oven
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chicken shredded or cut into small pieces
- 1.5 cups risotto rice I highly recommend Kochani rice! It's awesome!
- 5 cups chicken stock use a good quality stock; it make take a little more or less stock than 5 cups for you
- 6 tablespoon butter split
- 2 shallots minced (could sub 1 small white onion minced)
- 2 tablespoon garlic minced (can sub garlic powder to your taste)
- ¼ cup Italian parsley plus additional for garnish
- ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese plus additional for garnish; freshly grated is highly recommended
- ½ cup white wine
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Optional Add-In
- mushrooms stir in some sautéed mushrooms at the end to take this to the next level!
Instructions
- Melt 3 tablespoon of the butter in a large skillet on medium to medium high heat. Then add some minced garlic and shallots and sauté around 3 minutes.
- Next add the rice and stir until all of the grains are coated with butter. Stir for around 1 minute.
- Still on medium to medium high heat, add the white wine to deglaze. Stir until the wine is mostly absorbed. On a medium heat, then begin adding ½ cup of stock at a time, stirring all the while. Once the stock you have added has been absorbed, then add some more until that has been absorbed, and so forth and so on. I like to start seasoning with some salt and pepper after about 2 cups of stock. After 2 cups have been added, with each additional ½ cup add a pinch of salt and pepper. It took 5 cups of chicken stock to make my dish...your dish may require a little more or a little less. Don't forget to keep stirring.
- You are finished adding stock once the rice cannot absorb any more stock and you have a nice and creamy dish. Reduce to medium low heat. Now it's time to add the Parmesan, Italian parsley, and all of the chicken. Stir to combine and heat through.
- The final steps are to add the remaining 3 tablespoon butter, taste, and adjust for seasoning. If you are adding some cooked mushrooms stir them in now.
- Serve your Creamy and Dreamy Chicken Risotto with additional Italian parsley and more freshly grated Parmesan!
Notes
This Chicken risotto makes for an AMAZING meal served with a glass of white wine and lovely side salad.
Take this to the next level by stirring in some sautéed mushrooms.
Kochani Rice is highly recommended for this dish! You can purchase it here.
Buon appetito!
Nutrition
Calories: 716kcalCarbohydrates: 91gProtein: 42gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 103mgSodium: 2001mgPotassium: 580mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 734IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 312mgIron: 6mg
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