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Bacon & Chilli Risotto
Bacon & Chilli Risotto

Bacon & Chilli Risotto

Risotto is the ultimate comfort food; it’s warm, creamy and satisfying. Brought back by popular demand, this one is a cinch to make too! With just the right amount of heat from chillies and creaminess from risotto rice and roasted pumpkin, you’ll be cosying up on the couch to enjoy this bowl of goodness. It’s one of our most popular recipes and we’re thrilled to be dishing it up for you again. Don’t forget the all-important final squeeze of lemon!

Tags:
Egg Free
Naturally Gluten-Free
Healthy
Nut Free
Spicy
Allergens:
Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

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Preparation Time30 minutes
Cooking Time
DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

Serving amount

1 portion

pumpkin

2 tsp

vegetable stock

½

brown onion

100 g

bacon

1

zucchini

1

birdseye chilli

1 cup

arborio rice

(May be present: Wheat, Gluten, Soy.)

½ block

Parmesan cheese

(Contains: Milk;)

1 bunch

parsley

½

lemon

Not included in your delivery

1 tbs

olive oil

1 L

boiling water

1 tsp

butter

(Contains: Milk;)

Nutritional Values

per serving
Calories3050 kcal
Fat25 g
of which saturates9 g
Carbohydrate98.4 g
of which sugars14.8 g
Protein22.3 g
Sodium1140 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ

Utensils

Grater
Knife
Baking Paper
Baking Tray
Pan

Cooking Steps

1

Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. To prepare the ingredients, cut the pumpkin (peeled) into 1 cm cubes and the lemon into wedges. Finely chop the brown onion, bacon (rind and fat removed), chilli (deseeded) and parsley. Grate the zucchini and Parmesan cheese (grate a little extra for garnish).

2

Coat the pumpkin with half of the olive oil and a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Spread out the pumpkin evenly on a lined baking tray and bake in the oven for 20 minutes, or until soft and golden.

3

Place the vegetable stock and boiling water in a small saucepan over a low heat to keep it warm.

4

Add the remaining olive oil and butter to a medium saucepan over a medium heat. Add the brown onion and the bacon and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes until the onion is soft. Add the birdseye chilli and arborio rice and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until the grains are toasted. Add the zucchini and stir to coat well.

5

Add 1 cup of the stock mixture to the pan and stir continuously until all of the liquid has absorbed. Continue this process of adding 1 cup of stock at a time until all of the stock has absorbed and the rice is ‘al dente’. Remove from the heat and stir through the Parmesan cheese, half of the parsley, and the roasted pumpkin. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

6

Divide the risotto between bowls and garnish with the remaining parsley. Serve with the lemon wedges.

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