23 Jul Donna Hay: Baked pumpkin and bacon rissotto
Here’s a great one pan dinner from Donna for a family mid-week meal. Switch in sweet potato if the cost is better. Serves 4–6. The ingredients cost approximately $3-4.50 per person. Add a side-salad or incorporate spinach or a simple green to add colour. As risotto can take a little longer we allowed an hour all up to make it. Delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 4 rashers bacon (320g), rind removed and chopped
- 2 cups (400g) arborio rice
- 800g pumpkin, peeled, seeds scooped out, chopped into small pieces
- 5 cups (1.25 litres) chicken stock
- Sea salt and cracked black pepper, to taste
- ½ cup (40g) finely grated parmesan
Method
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
- Place the oil in a big heavy-based ovenproof saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and bacon and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 6 minutes or until golden.
- Add the rice, pumpkin and stock and stir to combine.
- Cover the pan with a tight-fitting lid and carefully transfer it to the oven. Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and take off the lid. Add the salt, pepper and parmesan and stir to combine. Continue stirring the risotto for about 2 minutes or until it thickens and any liquid is absorbed.
- Spoon the risotto into bowls and sprinkle with extra finely grated parmesan to serve, if you like.
Photo: Chris Court
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