Comforting Chicken Cranberry And Mushroom Risotto Recipes

CHICKEN & MUSHROOM RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large pan. Add the lardons and fry for 5 mins over a low-medium heat. Stir in the onion and fry for 10 mins more until the onion is soft but not coloured.
• Stir in the mushrooms and continue cooking, stirring, for 5 mins. Stir in the risotto rice and cook over a medium heat for 2 mins until the rice has started to turn translucent.
• Pour in the wine and allow it to bubble away over the heat. Pour in a quarter of the chicken stock and set a timer for 20 mins.
• Continue cooking, stirring very frequently, topping up with a splash more stock as it gets absorbed - this is best done in three more stages, until the rice is cooked and most of the stock has been absorbed (you may not need all the stock). The texture now should be creamy, like rice pudding.
• Stir through the chicken, warm briefly, then turn off the heat. Stir through the parmesan and parsley, cover and leave to rest for 5 mins to allow more liquid to be absorbed into the rice. Season to taste and serve with extra parmesan, if you like.

MUSHROOM AND CRANBERRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the cranberries, sugar, and ¾ cup water; set heat at medium-low.
• Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the berries are broken and the mixture is saucy, 10-15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Meanwhile, put the oil in a deep skillet with a lid; set heat to medium-high and wait a minute or so, until the oil is hot.
• Add in the chicken, skin side down, and brown it well, rotating and turning the pieces as necessary, and sprinkling with salt and pepper as it cooks, 10-15 minutes.
• Finish the browning with the skin side up.
• Stir in the garlic, onion, mushroom, rosemary, and wine; decrease heat to low, cover, and simmer until the chicken is tender, 20-30 minutes.
• Serve the chicken with the mushrooms and pan juices and top with the cranberry sauce.