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This is the most delicious and easy risotto recipe! It’s creamy, rich and simple to make! A perfect weeknight meal, especially as you can casually cook it with a nice glass of wine.
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Pin ItA bowl of hot, cheesy risotto is the way to my heart! If you don’t know what risotto is, it’s a Northern Italian rice dish that uses stock, butter, cheese, and wine to make the creamiest bowl of rice.
It’s truly one of my favorite dishes and I wanted to share this super easy One-Pot Parmesan Risotto with you all to make in your own homes.
Recipe Notes
It’s easy: No need to stir constantly over the stove.
Hands-off cooking: The rice and most of the stock go into a Dutch oven and straight into the oven.
Quick finish: Just stir in the butter, cheese, wine, and remaining stock at the end.
Creamy and delicious: All the flavor of classic risotto with way less effort.
Ingredients for Easy Risotto
Fresh thyme: A little goes a long way for added aroma and flavor
White wine: Adds depth and flavor
Organic chicken stock: The base for a rich, creamy risotto
Arborio rice: Essential for that perfect creamy texture
Butter: For richness and a silky finish
Parmesan cheese: Adds a savory, nutty flavor
Salt and pepper: To season
How To Make Risotto
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Add the rice and 4 cups chicken stock into a dutch oven.
- Cover and bake for 45 minutes until most of the liquid is absorbed.
- Remove from the oven and add in all of the other ingredients, including the leftover 1 cup chicken stock.
- Stir vigorously for a few minutes until the rice is thick and the cheese is creamy.
- Add more crushed pepper over the top and serve hot.
Best Rice For A Risotto
The best rice is Italian short-grain rice varieties such as Arborio, Carnaroli, Vialone, Nano, and Baldo (Arborio is the most commonly found short-grain rice).
Short-grain rice has a high starch content and tends to absorb less liquid, resulting in a stickier, more compact risotto.
Gluten-Free Risotto
Arborio is gluten-free rice and perfect to use for anyone who can’t eat gluten.
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One Pot Parmesan Risotto
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Arborio rice
- 5 cups organic chicken stock
- 1 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup white wine , sauvignon blanc is good
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Add the rice and 4 cups chicken stock into a dutch oven.
- Cover and bake for 45 minutes until most of the liquid is absorbed.
- Remove from the oven and add in all of the other ingredients, including the leftover 1 cup chicken stock.
- Stir vigorously for a few minutes until the rice is thick and the cheese is creamy.
- Add more crushed pepper over the top and serve hot.
Notes
Recipe Tips
- Use Italian short-grain rice.
- Don’t use cold stock. Adding cold stock to a hot pan will cool everything down and ruin the cooking process. Keep stock at a simmer in a small pan so everything stays hot and cooks evenly.
- Stir the rice often but don’t over stir. Stirring the rice constantly will add air into the rice, cooling it down and making it gluey. But if you don’t stir enough, the rice will stick to the bottom and burn.
- Agitating the rice is important because risotto’s creaminess comes from the starch generated when grains of rice rub against each other.
- Make sure you don’t overcook the rice. It should not be overly mushy and starchy.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
