Oven-baked leek & bacon risotto

Name: Oven-baked leek & bacon risotto
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil; 6 rashers smoked back bacon, roughly chopped; 2 leeks, halved lengthways and finely sliced; 250 grams risotto rice; 700 milliliters hot chicken or vegetable stock; 175 grams frozen peas; 3 Tbsps soft cheese; 1 zest lemon

If you want to add more Mediterranean recipes to your recipe box, Oven-baked leek & bacon risotto might be a recipe you should try. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 510 calories, 14g of protein, and 21g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works best as a main course, and is done in about 40 minutes. Head to the store and pick up risotto rice, rashers back bacon, cheese, and a few other things to make it today. Oven-Baked Mushroom & Bacon Risotto, Bacon and Leek Risotto, and Leek & bacon risotto are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas

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Tip the oil into an ovenproof casserole dish.

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Add bacon and fry for 2 mins.

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Add the leeks and cook until soft, but not coloured, for about 4-5 mins. Tip in rice and cook for 1 min more.

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Rice

Pour over stock. Cover and place in the oven for 20 mins, stirring halfway.

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When rice is just tender and all liquid is absorbed, remove from oven and stir in peas.

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Rice

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Place back in oven for 2 mins more.

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Remove and stir in cheese.

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Add zest and season.

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Servings:

1Tbsp

olive oil 6

rashers smoked back bacon, roughly chopped 2

leeks, halved lengthways and finely sliced 250grams

risotto rice 700milliliters

hot chicken or vegetable stock 175grams

frozen peas 3Tbsps

soft cheese 1

zest lemon

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Risotto on the menu? Try pairing with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Mazzei Fonterutoli Chianti Classico with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 32 dollars per bottle.