How to Make Tasty Mushroom Risotto (with Chicken and/or Bacon - or neither)

Mushroom Risotto (with Chicken and/or Bacon - or neither).

You can cook Mushroom Risotto (with Chicken and/or Bacon - or neither) using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mushroom Risotto (with Chicken and/or Bacon - or neither)

1. You need 250 g of risotto rice / 9 oz ..
2. It's 250 g of chestnut mushrooms (sliced)* / 9 oz ..
3. You need 35 g of porcini mushrooms dried / 1½ oz ..
4. It's 400 g of chicken breast cooked (shredded) / 14 oz . OPTIONAL.
5. You need 8 OPTIONAL of bacon medallions (=200g / 7 oz.).
6. You need 225 g of onion (chopped) / 8 oz ..
7. It's 200 g of peas sweet corn carrot frozen and / or frozen and / or diced / 7 oz ..
8. It's 500 ml of chicken stock / 20 fl . oz ..
9. Prepare 500 ml of vegetable stock / 20 fl . oz ..
10. You need 350 ml of water boiling / 14 fl . oz ..
11. Prepare ½ teaspoon of pepper ground (or to taste).
12. Prepare 2 teaspoons of garlic powder.
13. Prepare 2 tablespoons of crème fraîche.
14. It's 150 g of chicken mushrooms * if opting to use the reduce the to / 5 oz ..

Mushroom Risotto (with Chicken and/or Bacon - or neither) instructions

1. Put the porcini in a bowl and pour over the boiling water and soak for 10-15 minutes. Remove the porcini with a slotted spoon and place on a chopping board. Reserve the porcini “stock” and slice the porcini into small pieces..
2. Whilst the porcini stands:- (a)microwave the onion together with the carrot (if using) for 3 minutes in a little of the vegetable stock; and (b)microwave the bacon on a covered plate for 1½ minute AND then on a chopping board with a very sharp knife cut the bacon into very small squares..
3. Mix the chicken, vegetable and porcini stocks in a saucepan on a high heat, bring to the boil and then turn down to a gentle simmer. N.B. There should be a little more stock than you need but if you need more use plain boiling water..
4. Transfer the microwaved vegetables to a deep/lidded fry pan and put on a high heat. Add the risotto rice and stir in. Throughout cooking lid the pan as much as possible and to cook: Ladle enough stock in to just cover the rice vegetable mix; add the pepper and garlic powder and stir in; bring to the boil and turn down to a gentle simmer..
5. Add in more stock one ladle at a time, stir between each addition and ensure the mix returns to a simmer..
6. After 5 minutes add the mushrooms (including the porcini)..
7. After 10 minutes add any peas and sweet corn..
8. After 15 minutes add the chicken and bacon..
9. Add the last few ladles one by one. When the risotto rice is almost to your liking stir continuously until the liquid has evaporated. Stir through the crème fraîche and serve immediately in warm bowls..