Chicken, Mushroom and Asparagus Risotto
Once we were traveling for a dog show and staying at a Airbnb. We were looking for a one pot, easy meal and BBC Food delivered. We still make this risotto or variations of it today... it's always elegantly simple.
Makes 4 servings
Ingredients
1 tablespoon California Olive Ranch® Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 boneless-skinless chicken thighs, diced
1/2 cup yellow onion, chopped
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 cup arborio rice
1/4 cup white wine
1 cup asparagus spears, stalks sliced into rounds and tips reserved
4 cups chicken stock, hot
1 cup cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
2 tablespoons Kerrygold® Unsalted Butter
Maine Sea Salt Co.® closed :( - Sea Salt and ground pepper, to taste
garnish
1 bunch chives, minced
Directions
Heat the oil in a dutch oven over medium high heat. Add the onion and garlic and fry for a few minutes. When the onion is slightly softened add the chicken thighs. Brown the chicken for about 5 minutes, stirring a few times while it browns.
Stir in the rice to coat the grains. Pour in the wine and boil for a few minutes until nearly evaporated, scraping the bottom to deglaze the pan. Toss in the sliced asparagus stalks and add the hot stock, a ladleful at a time, stirring over the medium high heat, until all the stock has been absorbed, and the rice is just tender. Make sure that each spoonful of stock is absorbed before adding the next. From when the first ladle of stock is added, it should take around 20 minutes to cook.
Add the mushrooms and the asparagus tips and stir for about 3 minutes until well combined with the rice and just softened.
Remove from the heat. Add the Parmesan, chives and butter and season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir and cover with a lid, then leave to stand for 2 minutes before serving.
Notes
- 12/27/25 - We made leftover crab, mushroom and asparagus risotto. Used 2 cups seafood stock with 2 cups chicken stock and 8oz of lump crab meat instead of the chicken thighs. Add the crab(previoiusly cooked) when stirring in the parmesan, chives and butter. Otherwise the recipe remained the same.
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Credits
- Original URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mushroom_asparagus_59739
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