Easy risotto with bacon & peas

Easy risotto with bacon & peas

Not for risotto purists - this simple recipe has just 5 ingredients and the stock is added all in one go

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 40-50 minutes

Super healthy

Method

  1. Finely chop the onion. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and a knob of butter in a pan, add the onions and fry until lightly browned (about 7 minutes). Add the bacon and fry for a further 5 minutes, until it starts to crisp.
  2. Add the rice and stock, and bring to the boil. Stir well, then reduce the heat and cook, covered, for 15-20 minutes until the rice is almost tender.
  3. Stir in the peas, add a little salt and pepper and cook for a further 3 minutes, until the peas are cooked. Serve sprinkled with freshly grated parmesan and freshly ground black pepper.
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Per serving

396 kcalories, protein 14g, carbohydrate 64g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 3g, salt 1.88 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2003.

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  • Binder photo scrumdidilyumptious

    10 May 2010

    scrumdidilyumptious rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    made this multiple times now and it never fails really nice and an all round favourite at home!

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  • Binder photo LittleMissPoog

    12 May 2010

    LittleMissPoog rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Made this last night and it went down a treat! SO easy and SO quick!! (I didn't have any risotto rice in the house *gasp!* so I used basmati rice instead and it worked just as well!) Really yum!

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  • Binder photo LittleMissPoog

    12 May 2010

    LittleMissPoog commented on this recipe

    Sorry - I had rated this as a 4* recipe but somehow it changed to 3* - this is definitely a 4*!!!

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  • Binder photo Bonbonone

    20 May 2010

    Bonbonone commented on this recipe

    Why not saute the rice in a little of the bacon fat to coat? If you like you rice separate it makes a big difference.

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  • Binder photo Clairehazel

    04 June 2010

    Clairehazel rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    It was very easy to make but a little salty for me, tasty though. The 4yr old loved it so it's great for getting peas into her (no chance otherwise!). Unfortunately the other half really disliked it but he can't put his finger on what it is he doesn't like as he likes all of the ingredients! Arghhh! Don't you just hate trying to please everyone?!

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  • Binder photo ptw

    11 June 2010

    ptw commented on this recipe

    I'd read the posts - first-timer risotto cooks who said that this recipe was excellent, and you know what? They were spot on. My first time risotto making, and my partner say tht she wants this (and some ingredient experiments) at least once a week. Superb...

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  • Binder photo ptw

    11 June 2010

    ptw rated this recipe

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  • Binder photo muffin_manic

    18 July 2010

    muffin_manic rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I really liked it but it filled me up so quickly! My husband enjoyed it also. My sons not so much saddly. It was my first risotto aswell :)

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  • Binder photo TeamTyrer

    21 July 2010

    TeamTyrer rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yum! As my partner has a wheat intolerance we eat lots of risottos, this one was very moorish...in fact we ate the leftovers cold for supper and it was even nice cold.

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  • Binder photo Abigail

    28 July 2010

    Abigail rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely delicious risotto! Was not quite enough but not far off. Will be making this more often!

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  • Binder photo Russ

    11 August 2010

    Russ rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very easy recipe with devastatingly good results - Risotto made easy. I added Chorizo as it's a personal favourite of mine. This dish will definitely be making another appearance soon.

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  • Binder photo JenC

    11 August 2010

    JenC rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I also added mushrooms... delicious!!

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  • Binder photo cough07

    18 August 2010

    cough07 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was my attempt at risotto and we all loved it!

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  • Binder photo Jiggler

    30 August 2010

    Jiggler rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Just made this- really easy, really quick, really tasty. A good meal was had

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  • Binder photo GGF

    15 September 2010

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  • Binder photo FeeFeeLa

    21 September 2010

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  • Binder photo LillyJean

    27 September 2010

    LillyJean rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for my other half once and he hasn't forgotten about it and has bragged about it ever since! Very easy recipe to follow and so versatile. I used flavoured rissotto rice to add an extra kick too. Yummy!!

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  • Binder photo Karen

    02 October 2010

    Karen commented on this recipe

    fried some onion and mushroom with the bacon....yum!

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  • Binder photo lil

    08 October 2010

    lil commented on this recipe

    So easy and so good!!!

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  • Binder photo Rachel

    11 October 2010

    Rachel commented on this recipe

    Very nice and simple to cook - will make it again!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 40-50 minutes

Super healthy

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 6 rashers streaky bacon , chopped
  • 300g risotto rice
  • 1l hot vegetable stock
  • 100g frozen peas
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Per serving

396 kcalories, protein 14g, carbohydrate 64g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 3g, salt 1.88 g

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