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Turkey and Cranberry Risotto Recipe

Chantele
A simple and tasty turkey and cranberry risotto recipe, that is healthy and cheap to make and will be loved by all the family
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 liter chicken stock or vegetable as appropriate
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 turkey breasts or fillets cubed
  • 4 shallots finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves finely chopped (or 1tsp lazy garlic!)
  • 400 g risotto rice
  • 100 ml dry white wine
  • 70 g butter
  • 150 g freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 100 g dried cranberries

Instructions
 

  • In a deep pan heat the oil over a medium to high heat. Once heated add the shallots and garlic and fry for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the turkey breast and cook till browned.
  • 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
  • Pour in the white wine, but keep stirring! After a few minutes the rice should have absorbed most of the liquid.
  • This is when you can 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 the knob of butter and half the parmesan
  • Plate up the risotto and top with a sprinkling of cranberries and the last of the parmesan
  • Enjoy!
Keyword family friendly, Risotto, Turkey Recipe