Chicken And Mushroom Risotto Slimming Weight Watchers Friendly Recipes

CHICKEN & MUSHROOM RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large pan. Add the lardons and fry for 5 mins over a low-medium heat. Stir in the onion and fry for 10 mins more until the onion is soft but not coloured.
• Stir in the mushrooms and continue cooking, stirring, for 5 mins. Stir in the risotto rice and cook over a medium heat for 2 mins until the rice has started to turn translucent.
• Pour in the wine and allow it to bubble away over the heat. Pour in a quarter of the chicken stock and set a timer for 20 mins.
• Continue cooking, stirring very frequently, topping up with a splash more stock as it gets absorbed - this is best done in three more stages, until the rice is cooked and most of the stock has been absorbed (you may not need all the stock). The texture now should be creamy, like rice pudding.
• Stir through the chicken, warm briefly, then turn off the heat. Stir through the parmesan and parsley, cover and leave to rest for 5 mins to allow more liquid to be absorbed into the rice. Season to taste and serve with extra parmesan, if you like.

RISOTTO WITH CHICKEN AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring broth and water to a simmer; keep hot. In another large saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons butter and oil over medium heat. Add mushrooms and onion; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until tender. Add rice; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until rice is coated., Stir in wine and lemon juice. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer; cook and stir until wine mixture is absorbed. Add hot broth mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, cooking and stirring until broth has been absorbed after each addition, until rice is tender but firm to the bite and risotto is creamy., Stir in chicken, cheese, parsley, salt, pepper and remaining butter; heat through. Serve immediately.

WILD MUSHROOM RISOTTO WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add all the mushrooms and cook until they have given off their moisture and are soft, about 6 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, bring the broth to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer. Spray a broiler rack with nonstick spray; preheat the broiler.
• Heat a medium nonstick saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the rice and cook, stirring, until lightly toasted. Reduce the heat to medium. Add 1 cup of the broth; cook, stirring until the broth is absorbed. Stir in the mushrooms. Continue adding broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring until the broth is absorbed before adding more, until the rice is tender. The total cooking time should be 25-30 minutes. Stir in the cheese and the pepper.
• Meanwhile, broil the chicken 5 inches from the heat until cooked through and browned, about 2 minutes on each side. Cut into strips. Serve the risotto, topping each portion with strips of chicken.