Delicious and easy risotto recipes that you'll return to again and again 🧀
Risottos are easy to make, but need a little patience. But you'll be rewarded with a perfect midweek meal.
Good things come to those who wait and that's the case with risotto recipes.
Risottos need a little TLC and plenty of stirring as the risotto rice absorbs the hot stock, developing the tender, creamy texture that make risottos a comforting classic.
We've put together our favourite risotto recipes - from bacon and squash to wild mushroom.
But if stirring isn't for you we have oven baked risottos and even slow cooker risottos. What's not to love?
Sausage carbonara risotto recipe
Forget adding stock a ladleful at a time and constant stirring – you can still make a delicious (albeit less authentic) risotto with a more hands-off approach. The addition of egg yolks and cheese at the end gives a creamy texture, so no one will know you cheated!
Recipe: Sausage carbonara risotto recipe
Carbonara risotto recipe
This makes a comforting main or an easy starter for six.
Recipe: Carbonara risotto recipe
Spring green risotto recipe
For some added goodness, stir through a handful of baby spinach at the end to wilt, if you like.
Recipe: Spring green risotto recipe
Verdant spring spinach risotto recipe
Whizzing spinach with the hot stock gives this risotto a lovely intense green hue.
Baked courgette and feta risotto recipe
No standing around stirring for this oven-baked risotto. The fried courgettes add freshness and texture.
Recipe: Baked Courgette and Feta Risotto
Buckwheat, mushroom and ham risotto recipe
A seed, not a grain, buckwheat is full of amino acids, vitamins and minerals, and makes a delicious risotto.
Easiest-ever risotto recipe
This delicious risotto dish takes minimal effort
Recipe: Easiest-ever Risotto
Roasted tomato and basil oven risotto recipe
No need to spend all that time stirring – let the oven do the work for you! If you can’t find the mozzarella pearls, chop up some regular mozzarella.
Bacon and squash risotto recipe
Risottos aren’t hard to make, but they do need attention. Don’t be put off. However , as the creamy results are well worth it.
Recipe: Bacon and Squash Risotto
Wild mushroom risotto recipe
A delicious Italian recipe, and an ideal vegetarian main dish
Recipe: Wild mushroom risotto
Prawn and slow cooker risotto recipe
Making a risotto recipe has never been easier. No more continuously stirring over a hot stove! Just place the ingredients in the slow cooker, walk away and return to a delicious meal packed with flavour.
Recipe: Prawn and slow cooker risotto
Slow cooker Italian sausage and squash risotto recipe
Forget spending an evening at the stove stirring risotto, just sit back and relax with this slow cooker recipe.
Baked chicken and butternut risotto recipe
Risotto needn't be tricky, this version cooks in the oven
Recipes: Baked chicken and butternut risotto
Five minute salmon "risotto" recipe
The cheat: Who says you need to spend ages to create the perfect risotto? This tasty makeshift version uses pre-cooked rice and cream cheese, and takes just a matter of minutes.
Recipe: Five minute Salmon "Risotto"
Butternut squash and chorizo risotto recipe
Butternut Squash and Chorizo RisottoThis triple-tested butternut squash recipe combines squash with the sweet and spicy flavour of chorizo in a tasty risotto
Courgette risotto recipe
Perfect for using up a glut of courgettes, this risotto is rich and comforting.
Recipe: Courgette risotto
Chorizo and kale risotto recipe
Just a few ingredients make this fab risotto.
Recipe: Chorizo and kale risotto
Pearl barley risotto with beetroot and goat's cheese recipe
Put the wow-factor into your midweek supper with this colourful ‘risotto’.
Recipe: Pearl Barley risotto with beetroot and goat's cheese
Vegan mushroom risotto recipe
This gorgeous vegan risotto is so creamy - you'd think it wasn't vegan!
Recipe: Vegan mushroom risotto
Paprika chicken with risotto cakes recipe
This quick and easy dish is great for those late summer evenings
Recipes: Paprika chicken with risotto cakes
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