Bacon & Mushroom Risotto Recipe

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This Bacon and Mushroom Risotto Recipe is a delicious, creamy, dreamy dinner that is easier to make than you think! Give it a try tonight!

Let’s talk about this delicious bacon and mushroom risotto recipe!

I just got back yesterday from my whirlwind of a trip to Seattle! I asked on Twitter and Facebook where I should go visit and you guys DELIVERED! {Thank you!} Seattle doesn’t mess around with food, that’s for sure! I’ll be sharing all the photos I took and the places I went to for your viewing pleasure over the next few days. Super fun times.

Since I only got back yesterday and felt totally drained, I whipped up this risotto for dinner. Risotto for dinner? Yes. Risotto for dinner. I wanted a home-cooked meal that didn’t require a whole lot of thinking.

Me + no sleep + thinking = a situation that doesn’t end well.

Just ask my husband.  I was one serious hot mess after Brooke was born. {“Why do you keep crying?”  “I don’t know! *sniff* I honestly don’t *sniff* know!”} Anyways…

This was my delicious, creamy, dreamy, bacony ticket to happy tummy town. {Another great place to visit besides Seattle…} As long as you have some sort of mobility in your arm, then you can make risotto. You just stir and stir and stir for 30 minutes and then BAM.

Risotto.

I’m not gonna lie–I sort of felt like Emeril for a second there…..

It looks, tastes and sounds fancy but it one of the easiest things in the world to make. I promise. Take a look at the directions and see for yourself! We will return to our regularly scheduled programming on Wednesday. And speaking of Wednesday, Around the World in 80 Plates will be on {10/9c on BRAVO} where they’ll be traveling to Bologna…a northern Italian city that probably enjoys risotto. Just sayin’. Enjoy your day, friends!

More Risotto Recipes to Try!

• Pumpkin Risotto
• Instant Pot Risotto
• Vegetable Risotto

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Bacon & Mushroom Risotto Recipe

This Bacon and Mushroom Risotto Recipe is a delicious, creamy, dreamy dinner that is easier to make than you think! Give it a try tonight!

servings 4 servings

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ 2 slices thick cut bacon sliced
• ▢ 2 tablespoons butter
• ▢ 1 cup onion diced
• ▢ 2 cups mushrooms sliced
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic
• ▢ 1 cup arborio rice
• ▢ 3 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock
• ▢ salt & pepper to taste
• ▢ 1 bay leaf
• ▢ 2 dashes thyme
• ▢ 1/2 cup heavy cream
• ▢ 1/4 cup parmesan cheese grated
• ▢ 1/2 cup frozen peas

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Instructions

• In a large pot over medium heat, cook bacon slices in olive oil until crispy. Drain bacon onto paper towels.
• Melt butter into hot pot and saute onions, mushrooms and garlic until onions start to soften, 5 minutes. Stir in rice and cook another 2 minutes.
• Pour in 1 cup of chicken stock, salt, pepper, bay leaf, thyme and stir. Continue stirring until rice has absorbed most of the liquid. Continue adding in stock 1 cup at a time until all 3 cups of stock have been cooked into the rice.
• Stir in cream, cheese and peas. Cook another 2 minutes. Taste, adjust seasonings, stir in bacon pieces and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 571kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 543mg | Potassium: 540mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 825IU | Vitamin C: 12.9mg | Calcium: 115mg | Iron: 3.3mg

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: bacon mushroom risotto