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Slimming World Mushroom Risotto Recipe

This is a great simple Slimming World Mushroom Risotto Recipe and even better its syn free (if using one of your Healthy Extra's)
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large flat mushrooms peeled and sliced
  • 150 g Risotto Rice
  • 3 garlic cloves peeled and diced
  • 1 large onion peeled and diced
  • 1.5 pints of stock although I often end up adding a few extra 100ml of boiling water if rice isn't quite cooked enough for my taste!
  • 60 g grated parmesan make sure its the one you can use for your Healthy Extra if you want this syn free!
  • Fry Light

Instructions
 

  • In a deep pan heat a few squirts of fry-light over a medium to high heat. Once heated add the onion and garlic and fry for 2-3 minutes. Don't let it brown too much.
  • Add the mushrooms and cook till they have softened
  • Next add the rice. It is very important not to leave the pan unattended at this point and to continuously stir the rice so it starts to absorb all the flavours but doesn't brown. It should begin to look translucent after 2-3 minutes
  • Start adding the stock, around 200ml's at a time. Turn the heat down to a simmer so the liquid has time to be absorbed and doesn't boil off, stirring frequently so the rice doesn't catch.
  • As each portion of liquid is absorbed add another portion until it is all gone. Hopefully you rice is perfectly cooked at this point (if it is still a little too al-dente for your taste then add 200mls of boiling water or more stock until you are happy)
  • Remove the pan from the heat and stir in half the parmesan (plus salt and pepper to taste if you want)
  • Plate up the risotto and top with a sprinkling of the remaining parmesan and serve with a good portion of veggies!
  • Enjoy!

Notes

You could easily add chicken to this if you cook it alongside the mushrooms and it'll still be syn free!