risotto ideas

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Thinking of doing a risotto for dinner tonight for a change. DC's reasonably unfussy. Any suggestions for recipes.
TIA

I usually do either butternut squash, or a green vege one (leeks, asparagus, peas, broad and/or green beans, artichokes if I've got a jar).

I usually do leeks or courgettes with peas, or asparagus, or a classic plain one with lemon (Anna del Conte recipe). I also love fennel risotto and roasted pepper risotto.

My children won't eat any of them though, so they're just for DH and me, with a large glass of wine, after they've gone to bed

We do Bacon, mushroom and broad bean risotto. Kids Hoover it up in silence!

bacon and tomato
Bacon and pea

Lemon and prawn risotto is favourite here - yum Light and summery

2 that go down well in our house are-

• Lemon with mint, smoked salmon and peas

• Roast butternut squash with sage and blue cheese (no Parmesan)

But my favourite ever is a plain risotto with a spicy breadcrumb mix on top - Jamie Oliver does a recipe but I'm having trouble linking on my phone. It's divine.

Oh, but for kids I think bacon/peas/mushroom would be a fantastic introduction to risotto. Would be lovely with fresh thyme and lots of parmesan to grate over.

Thanks guys am off to cook this soon and am going to try a leek, pea and mint one with parmesan crisps.
Fresh mint from the garden

chicken and chorizo on wilted spinach
chuck a blob of Philly in it makes it lush, love peas in risotto too

will be hanging on to all of these. :)

Chicken and mushroom.

Chorizo and artichoke.

Bacon and butternut squash

Salmon and pea

(in fact I put peas in all my risottos)

Im supposed to be having risotto tonight but i dont have any stock jelly things - it will be vile wont it?

Don't you have a normal stock cube?

Do you have some basic veg, ie carrots, onions, leeks or something? You can cook them in water and make a quick veg stock if you want

Leftover roast chicken or gammon always very good in a risotto.

only have an oxo cube (beef) that would be just plain wrong! :) not sure i can be arsed to make stock its a bit late - feck

For bacon/ mushroom / broad bean..

I just add the bacon just after onion and garlic softened to crisp up a bit, then add mushrooms and cook down, then continue usual risotto making and however you make and add broad beans in 10 mins before the end.

Bacon and scallops

Sausage risotto (with onions and sweet peppers) goes down well in our house.

Jamie O has a nice recipe for cauliflower risotto which is topped with anchovy-flavoured fried bread crumbs. Sounds horrible but I assure you it's delish.

Cauliflower risotto (Risotto ai cavalfiori) recipe here

Salmon and cucumber

Sounds odd, tastes delicious.

How do you all make the rissotto bit please?

Asparagus. Tis the season. Lovely with a bit of parma ham for decoration.

Easiest risotto recipe (and purists will claim cheating) is Delia's prawn risotto that you mainly cook in the oven, because who has time on a school night for all that hovering over it?

suncream - its a bit of a faff, but I cook by the one for me and one for the pot method so its not so bad

firstly i chop some onions and fry them in butter or oil, for about ten minutes, then i add the rice and wait until its gone a bit pearly looking and then add about half a glass of wine and let it boil away, giving the odd stir. I make up the stock from a knorr stock jelly (about 750ml) and add gradually. The key is to wait until the liquid has been absorbed before adding the next bit - that is where the faff and hovering come from. Usually takes about 20 minutes. I sometimes add parmesan but usually cheddar just before serving. Oh and whatever indredients I am putting with it, so either mushrooms or chicken that i have cooked meantime, or smoked salmon and peas - lush lush lush :) Its one of my favourite meals.

Loving the variations here!

liking the 'one for the pot one for me'!! what rice do you use and what do you cook it in? made it once a long time ago and was a disaster but am ready to try it again