Let your slow cooker take over and help you create a delicious risotto with minimum effort.
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Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Cook Time 1 hourhr30 minutesmins
Total Time 1 hourhr40 minutesmins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4
Calories 379kcal
Ingredients
25gramsbutter
1medium onionfinely chopped
1clovegarlicfinely chopped
zest of half a lemon
300gramsarborio risotto rice
800millilitreschicken or vegetable stock
115gramsfrozen peas
15gramsparmesan cheesegrated
Instructions
Melt the butter in a pan and cook the onion and garlic gently until translucent and softened but not browned.
Add the rice and stir to coat in the butter mixture.
Add the stock and lemon zest and season to taste
If you have a ceramic slow cooker, oil the dish before adding the rice mixture
Add the rice and stock mixture to the slow cooker and cook on high for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until the rice is cooked and all the stock has been absorbed.
Once cooked, add the peas and the parmesan cheese and mix well.
Serve hot.
Notes
I have a sear and stew slow cooker which can go on the hob, this is ideal for this recipe as there is no extra pan to wash!This risotto is a great base, I added some cooked flaked salmon but you could add extra vegetables, or cooked chicken, bacon or ham would also work really well.