Cheat Mushroom Risotto

Cheap-as-chips, reeeally easy and tasty!

Ingredients

• Serves 4
• 4 cups of rice
• 4 handfuls grated cheese
• 1 large onion or 2 small
• 1/2 celery stick
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 pint of vegetable stock
• 10 large button mushrooms approx.
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

STEP 1:

Make the stock using boiling water and use this to boil the rice. When it looks like the rice is starting to soak up all the water, add another 1/4 pint (approx) and keep boiling.

STEP 2:

STEP 3:

Meanwhile, cut up the onion into small chunks and crush the garlic. Saute in a deep frying pan (or wok) on a very low heat and after the onions have begun to soften, add the celery. after everything has softened add the mushrooms, stir and put the lid on the pan.

STEP 4:

STEP 5:

When the rice is cooked and very soft (still sticking together a bit) tip it into the frying pan. Add a little water if you think it is going to dry out. Mix the veg through the rice, seasoning with the salt and pepper.

STEP 6:

STEP 7:

Add the cheese and mix through until it is all melted.

STEP 8:

STEP 9:

Garnish with parsley if you have it, but it’s not essential.

STEP 10:

Happy eating!

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STEP 12:

This recipe is also great with butternut quash, carrots, peas – almost any vegetable!

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