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Oven-baked risotto

  by Nick Parker
Preperation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
Serves: 4

Recipe Ingredients
250g smoked bacon, chopped into small pieces;
1 onion, finely chopped;
25g butter;
300g risotto rice;
half a glass of white wine;
150g cherry tomatoes, halved;
700ml hot chicken stock;
50g grated parmesan.
 
Recipe Method
Fry the bacon in an ovenproof pot until crisp. Add the onion and butter and cook for 5 minutes until soft. Stir in the rice making sure the rice is well coated. Add wine and cook for 2 minutes until absorbed.

Add the tomatoes and stock, stir then cover with a lid and bake in the oven (200c/fan180c/gas6) for 18 minutes until just cooked. Stir through the majority of the grated parmesan and serve with the remainder sprinkled on top.