Chicken & Pumpkin Baked Risotto
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 700 g butternut pumpkin
- 60 g butter
- 4 cups chicken stock (1ltr)
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups arborio rice
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (or 1 tblsp dried parsley)
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 700 g chicken breasts
- salt and pepper
directions
- Pre heat oven to 190C (Fan forced). Heat the stock and water.
- Peel and cut the pumpkin into small cubes (approx 1.5 cm) and place in a deep casserole dish with butter, rice and heated stock and water. Cover with lid or foil .
- Bake in oven for about 30 minutes, stir, and then cook for another 15 to 30 minutes until all the stock/water is absorbed.
- While risotto is cooking, slice the chicken breasts lengthwise horizontally, to make them thinner, and pan fry in a hot fry pan until brown and just cooked. Allow to cool and cut into cubes of a similar size to the pumpkin pieces.
- When risotto has finished baking, stir through the chicken pieces, chopped parsley and Parmesan cheese, and season to taste with salt/pepper.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Baz231
Australia
I love cooking Indian, Moroccan and Thai foods, but like experimenting. I'll try any type of food, as long as its not bland and boring!