Classic risotto with chicken and mushrooms

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make classic risotto with chicken and mushrooms? Prepare your food. You need special rice for risotto - Arborio or another suitable for this dish. From chicken - chicken fillet, you can take any part of chicken without bones. For mushrooms, champignons can be replaced with any, but adhere to their cooking time. My broth is chicken, you can (but not advisable) replace it with water or a chicken bouillon cube. You can also use spices according to your taste.

2. STEP 2

   

   Rinse the champignons under running cold water, very thoroughly washing away any remaining debris and soil. Dry the mushrooms and chop them as desired. Fry the chopped mushrooms over high heat until tender. Salt it a little.

3. STEP 3

   

   To prepare risotto, it is better to take a deep frying pan or a saucepan with a thick bottom. Peel and chop the onions. Place the frying pan on the fire, pour in olive oil and fry the chopped onions until transparent.

4. STEP 4

   

   Rinse the chicken breast with cold water, dry and cut into pieces. Add the chopped chicken to the fried onions and cook the chicken over high heat until browned, a few minutes. Stir the chicken constantly.

5. STEP 5

   

   Reduce the heat to slightly less than medium and pour dry white wine into the chicken, wait until it has almost evaporated and immediately add the risotto rice. Mix rice with chicken and onions.

6. STEP 6

   

   Pour chicken broth into the rice little by little (you can use a small ladle at a time). The rice should absorb the liquid. Add salt and pepper to taste. Then add broth as the rice absorbs it. You may need a little more or less broth, the main thing is not to miss the moment when the rice is almost ready - “al dente” (literally: by the tooth, i.e. to such a degree of readiness when the rice remains slightly hard, but not tough).

7. STEP 7

   

   When the rice is almost ready, add the fried mushrooms and butter to it, without turning off the heat, stir everything together very carefully but evenly, and then just remove from the stove. The total cooking time for the rice should not exceed 16-18 minutes.

8. STEP 8

   

   Serve the finished risotto with chicken and mushrooms hot as soon as it is cooked. As it cools, it may lose a little of its unique consistency. When serving the dish, you can sprinkle with grated hard cheese.

Comments on the recipe

Foster

15.09.2023

5

Tasty! Thank you! There is another option - rice with chicken and eggplant.

Catherine

15.09.2023

4.9

The best dish of Italian cuisine, original taste and simplicity! Classic risotto with chicken and mushrooms is a very worthy dish, and what an appetizing and tasty one it is, simply delicious! Thank you very much for the recipe!