RECIPE
Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Risotto

Cooking time
25-30 mins
Preparation time
10 mins
Serves
4
Risotto isn't tricky with a little help from Royco. Just follow the step-by-step instructions to serve perfect risotto everytime.
Ingredients
- 1 pk Royco® Chicken A La King Dry Cook in Sauce
- 2 chicken breast fillets, cut into cubes
- 1 ml salt and pepper
- 60 ml butter or margerine
- 1 onion, chopped
- 250g mushrooms, sliced
- 180 ml dry white wine (optional)
- 500 ml Arborio rice
- ½ lemon
- 60 ml parsley or thyme, chopped (10 ml if dried)
- 1750 ml water
Vegetarian
Make this a veggie risotto by adding frozen peas instead of chicken. No need to fry the peas upfront, just add later on in the recipe along with the Royco® mixture.
Family Friendly
Rice dishes are always a hit amongst the young ones at the dinner table. Once you master risotto, make it your own with your kids favourite flavours.
Method
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1. Mix the contents of the packet of ROYCO® Chicken A La King with 125ml water, set aside.
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2. Fry the chicken cubes in a little butter or margarine, season and set aside.
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3. Then fry the onions and mushrooms in the rest of the butter / margarine.
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4. Add the Arborio rice and stir for 1 minute.
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5. Add the white wine and stir on a medium to low heat until the wine has almost all been absorbed.
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6. Measure 1750 ml (7 cups) water, add 125 ml at a time, stirring continuously until each addition as been absorbed, before adding the next 125 ml. This should take 20 minutes.
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7. One all the water has been added, the rice should be just cooked.
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8. Add the Royco® Chicken A La King mixture and the chicken cubes, stir for 1 minute.
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9. Adjust seasoning with a squeeze of lemon juice and add the parsley. Serve immediately and enjoy your creamy chicken and mushroom risotto.
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* The best risotto takes at least 20 minutes to cook. It should have a creamy texture with a slight bite. If the risotto is cooked on to higher heat you will need to use more water.