Creamy Oven Baked Risotto
Servings 4
Calories 721
Ingredients
- 200 g cherry tomatoes or 4 roma tomatoes, cut into quarters
- 2 zucchini chopped into rounds
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning dried
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 brown onion finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 3 bacon rashers diced
- 1.5 cups arborio rice
- 2.25 cups chicken stock
- 2 cups parmesan cheese grated
- 0.5 cup parsley leaves chopped
- 1 tsp cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C conventional (180°C fan-forced). Line a tray with baking paper.
- Place the tomatoes and zucchini rounds on the tray (reserve 1/2 cup of the zucchini rounds and slice them into half moons). Drizzle the tomatoes and zucchini with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and scatter over the italian seasoning. Roast for 25 minutes until coloured and cooked through. Remove and set aside.200 g cherry tomatoes, 2 zucchini, 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- Meanwhile, heat an ovenproof saucepan over medium heat. Add the remaining olive oil and butter and heat. Then add the onion, garlic and bacon and cook, stirring, for 3–4 minutes. Add the rice to the pan and coat with the onion mix for 2–3 minutes. Then add the chicken stock, half moons of zucchini and 1 cup of the grated parmesan. Stir it all together, place the lid on and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp butter, 1 brown onion, 3 cloves garlic, 3 bacon rashers, 1.5 cups arborio rice, 2.25 cups chicken stock, 2 cups parmesan cheese, 2 zucchini
- Once the rice has cooked through, remove the risotto and gently stir through the remaining parmesan, the parsley and the pepper. Top the risotto with the roasted tomato and zucchini.2 cups parmesan cheese, 0.5 cup parsley leaves, 1 tsp cracked black pepper, 200 g cherry tomatoes, 2 zucchini