Easy chicken risotto

Serves: 4

Time to make: 3 hrs 35 mins

Hands-on time: 10 mins

Total cost: $10.60 / $2.65 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
1 ¼ cups arborio rice
3 cups salt-reduced liquid chicken stock
1 cup water (or ¾ cup water and ¼ cup dry white wine)
½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes
1 medium carrot, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
400g skinless chicken breasts, chopped in small pieces
1 cup frozen peas or medium bunch spinach or silver beet
¾ cup grated fresh parmesan cheese

Instructions

1 Turn the slow cooker on high while preparing ingredients. Heat oil in a heavy-based pan. Add onion and garlic and cook for a couple of minutes over a medium-high heat. Add rice and stir for another minute to coat with oil. Transfer to slow cooker. Add stock, water, chilli flakes, carrot and celery.

2 Add chicken to pan and cook on a high heat to brown. If pan is a little dry, add a little oil. Add to ingredients in slow cooker then cook on high for 1½-3 hours or until rice is just tender and mixture is creamy (see tip).

3 Turn slow cooker to low then add peas (or chopped spinach/silver beet). Heat for 15 more minutes then stir in parmesan and serve garnished with parsley

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 2030kJ

Calories 485cal

Protein 40g

Total fat 11g

–Saturated fat 4g

Carbohydrates 60g

–Sugars 6g

Dietary fibre 3g

Sodium 730mg

Calcium 250mg

Iron 2.5mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free stock.

HFG tip

The first time you make this, keep check of the time it takes. Do not overcook as rice becomes gluggy. Time may vary due to the kind of slow cooker, whether the slow cooker has been preheated and the stock temperature.

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