Chicken and Pea "Risotto"
This simple recipe creates a risotto like taste without the fancy ingredients. It skips a few steps from traditional risotto, but it has a great taste and works in a pinch. Plus, it's a kid friendly dish with plenty of flavor for adults, too.
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Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 240kcal
Ingredients
- 8 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 2 cups basmati rice
- 2 cups milk
- 2 ounces freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups frozen peas
- Salt and pepper to taste little needed
Instructions
- Cook rice as directed or using a rice cooker. If you don't have stock, replace stock with water.2 cups basmati rice, 3 cups chicken stock
- While the rice cooks, poach chicken. Bring water to a light simmer with a quartered onion, a bay leaf, and a tablespoon of salt. Add the chicken to the water and cook for 25 minutes until cooked through.8 ounces boneless
- Once chicken finishes cooking, shred or cut up the chicken into bite size pieces and add to a large, deep pan. Place rice atop chicken and stir.
- Turn heat to medium low and add milk. Stir briefly to incorporate and continue stirring every 2 to 3 minutes until milk cooks down.2 cups milk
- Add cheese in batches and stir to avoid clumps. Taste and determine if you need more pepper and/or salt. Salt and pepper to taste. Add peas and stir to combine. In 2-3 minutes, the peas heat through, then serve immediately.2 ounces freshly grated Parmesan cheese, Salt and pepper to taste, 2 cups frozen peas
- This keeps well and is good cold or reheated for the next 2-3 days.
Notes
- Risotto is traditionally made with arborio rice. If you have it, use it! If not, basmati rice works in this recipe.
- If you do not have Parmesan, Romano or asiago also works well in this dish.
- For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 240kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 400mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g
This site uses an online source to provide nutrition estimates as a courtesy. If you need exact values, please calculate yourself.