Chicken, Bacon and Mushroom Risotto - Real Recipes from Mums

Risotto is the most fun to make and it tastes fantastic!

Ingredients (serves 6)

1 large chicken breast, diced
6 rashers middle bacon
2 cups arborio rice
6 cups chicken stock
200g chives, chopped
1 large brown onion
6 button mushrooms
125ml white wine
75g butter
generous sprinkle grated parmesan cheese
splash olive oil

Method

Heat olive oil in a deep pot and dice your middle bacon, mushrooms and onion.
Fry onion, bacon and mushrooms over medium heat until onion is cooked.
Add rice and stir to keep from sticking.
Pour in white wine and stir again, add chives.
Add chicken breast pieces and stir continuously to keep from sticking.
Add stock 1/2 cup at a time and wait until soaked up before adding next cup. Stirring once every 5-10 minutes.
Once all liquid is soaked into rice and dish has a pearly consistency, add butter and parmesan and stir quickly.

Notes

Middle bacon should be used for the oil that it provides to soak through the rice. Short cut bacon doesn't provide as much flavour. You can also use pre-cooked chicken, but I like to steam it in the risotto sauce.

43 Comments

- - mum300445 said
  - 19 Apr 2024
    5:03 pm
A great gluten free recipe too! Keen to try this for the family.

- - meedee said
  - 31 Jan 2022
    11:42 am
Oh my this looks heavenly.

- - happymum2018 said
  - 03 May 2019
    1:53 am
This actually look so good I want to just eat some I will have to make it tha ks for sharing

- - maddisonmelkie@gmail.com said
  - 23 Nov 2017
    11:12 am
I love home cooked risotto its just the best thing to make such a wonder dish you can make just about any recipe with this. Thnks yours looks lovely

- - mom143044 said
  - 28 Apr 2017
    11:00 pm
Yum! Looks fantastic

- - mom112023 said
  - 24 Apr 2017
    11:16 am
Your photo looks great. Will be giving it a go and hope mine turns out looking like that. Thanks.

- - angie13 said
  - 16 Apr 2017
    10:53 pm
I love risotto, this looks like a great recipe to give it a try. ????

- - snazzy007 said
  - 16 Apr 2017
    10:40 am
Looks so delicious and the recipe is so easy definitely will try

- - MelissaK said
  - 14 Apr 2017
    5:46 pm
This looks amazing! Will keep it in mind next time I make risotto.

- - rachel1970 said
  - 19 Mar 2017
    11:54 am
Love risotto, I make this one but also like to add something green such as asparagus, peas, spinach etc.

- - serotonin said
  - 06 Mar 2017
    9:22 am
Looks very yummy! I think my kids would like this so will have to try it. Thanks for sharing!

- - june11 said
  - 03 Mar 2017
    10:14 pm
I love rissotto as an occasional meal, not as a regular one. Rather than cooking it just for me I sometimes have it when I go out for a meal. I find it doesn’t freeze very well or I would cook a batch and freeze it in meal packs

- - kjgarner said
  - 28 Feb 2017
    12:59 pm
My middle daughter is going through a faze of rice dish’s, this recipe will be great to add to the collection for her to eat thanks

- - mom84010 said
  - 27 Feb 2017
    12:50 pm
My kids loved this and so simple to prepare

- - ella12 said
  - 14 Feb 2017
    4:13 pm
This sounds like a lovely hearty meal.

- - Schmoofie1983 said
  - 13 Feb 2017
    9:38 pm
So delicious! I love this combination of ingredients!

- - mom101628 said
  - 05 Feb 2017
    12:30 am
I would make this but have mashed potato instead of rice which I don’t like at all.
- kjgarner replied
  
  06 Mar 2017 , 12:01 pm
  Mashed potato is different but interesting as well
- - jammyjams said
  - 02 Feb 2017
    2:52 pm
Looks delicious, dinner for tonight sorted. As mentioned previously may add some extra veggies to it. Thanks for the recipe

- - tessie said
  - 01 Feb 2017
    10:40 am
I can’t wait to try this recipe. I love a good risotto recipe.

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 18 Jan 2017
    11:15 am
We love risotto at our place. Must make this one soon