Mama’s chicken risotto

fairly easy and cheap but AMAZING!!

Ingredients

Instructions

STEP 1:

1.(prep)Chop onion finely

STEP 2:

2.(prep) chop pepper into medium square(-ish) sized pieced.. aviodig the pith.(white bit)

STEP 3:

3.(prep) cut bacon intomedium sized square pieces.

STEP 4:

4. (prep) chicken into cube-like pieces.

STEP 5:

STEP 6:

5. fry onions and bacon in oil

STEP 7:

(add the optional chilli power if desired)

STEP 8:

6. after a couple of mins add chicken and pepper

STEP 9:

7. cook for about 5 mins or untill it seems cooked.

STEP 10:

8. add tinned tomatoes and about a table spoon of puree.

STEP 11:

9. stir for a couple mins.

STEP 12:

STEP 13:

10. Add stock cube to a jug and add 2 mug fulls of boiling water .. stir untill cube is disolved, and add to risotto.

STEP 14:

11. add 2 cups of long grain rice (always add an equal amount of rice to the liquid added). stir.

STEP 15:

12. cover and leave to simmer on a low heat (or put in slow cooker) for a couple of hours.

STEP 16:

13. the rice cooks and expands in the liquid .. will be softer the longer you leave it.

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STEP 18:

It’s fine to eat alone , or with french bread/ garlic bread.

STEP 19:

Also it’s really nice to eat cold… leftovers!!!

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