Bacon and Pea Risotto
Bacon and Pea Risotto is a delicious spin on a classic parmesan risotto. It’s rich, creamy and easy to make with a simple list of ingredients!
Servings 4 servings
Calories 488kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons bacon fat
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ¼ onion minced
- 1 cup arborio rice
- ½ cup white wine
- 4 cups chicken stock warmed
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ½ cup peas
- 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Heat the bacon fat over medium heat and add the onions and garlic.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes, until softened and starting to brown slightly.
- Add the rice and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Add the white wine and cook until almost all the liquid is absorbed.
- Add ½ cup chicken stock and cook until almost all the liquid is absorbed.
- Continue until all the chicken stock has been added.
- Stir in the salt, pepper and peas when adding the last ½ cup of stock.
- Stir in the bacon and parmesan cheese and serve.
Notes
- Make sure your chicken stock is warmed before adding it to the rice. Warmed stock helps the starches release from the rice which leads to creamy risotto.
- When adding the stock, do so half a cup at a time to give the rice time to absorb the stock. If you add it all at once, the risotto may end up mushy.
- Don’t leave the risotto cooking on high heat. Stirring it often over medium heat will ensure the risotto doesn’t burn.
- Instead of parmesan cheese, you can substitute another hard cheese such as gruyere, romano or asiago.
- Instead of cooked and crumbled bacon, try adding some crispy pancetta.
- Replace the chicken broth with vegetable broth, slow cooker beef bone broth or Instant Pot turkey bone broth.
- Risotto is best served immediately. While you can store and reheat leftovers, I prefer to use leftover risotto in these crispy fried risotto cakes.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 488kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 703mg | Potassium: 401mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 206IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 3mg