Risotto

Yay!  Glad it turned out.  That does sound like a lot of chicken if it's just for you two.  A thinking al dente pasta is gross, and probably a lot of people think mushy pasta is gross - so funny at difference in people's tastes! 

Glad it turned out okay! You add more stock when the rice (not the liquid) is starting to bubble.
Just keep practicing with it and you'll figure it out. Like I said, I make it so often now that I don't use a recipe. It's easy to try different types of wine, stock, veg, herbs. I think that's why I like it so much, it's very versatile!

YAY

I knew you could do it if I could do it ;-)

I am just glad your DH didn't turn up his nose because now you can experiment!

That does sound like a lot of chicken if it's just for you two.

Yeah, it was. The dog didn't mind having what we couldn't finish, so at least I got her seal of approval! 

Yeah, it was. The dog didn't mind having what we couldn't finish, so at least I got her seal of approval! 

Lucky dog! 

Glad it was a success!  Yay! 

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/7700/ovenbaked-red-pepper-risotto

I adore this one.  Use jar roasted red peppers, and add basil (instead of parsley) and pancetta.  Delish with salad and crusty bread.

As a matter of fact, that's what we are having for supper tonight.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/7700/ovenbaked-red-pepper-risotto

I adore this one.  Use jar roasted red peppers, and add basil (instead of parsley) and pancetta.  Delish with salad and crusty bread.

As a matter of fact, that's what we are having for supper tonight.

Oh my. Now that looks like its more my speed. I knew that jar of roasted red peppers in my cupboard was waiting to fulfill a special purpose. 

Apparently, another 'How to make the perfect risotto' recipe:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/may/06/how-to-make-perfect-risotto

How did it work Jewlz?

How did it work Jewlz?

Here you go:

It turned out pretty good. I think I would have preferred a vegetarian version, or at least one with less meat than the amount of chicken I added. Really, it was like a posh chicken and rice.  It was hard for me to tell when to add more chicken stock, but I managed. It was also overcooked, but DH thinks al dente pasta is gross, so I made sure it was soft since it was the first time I had ever made it. He said it was pretty good, so I guess that means he may not complain about having it again.  I used chicken breast, an onion, some peas, parmesan cheese, white pepper, dry sherry and oxo chicken cubes for the stock. I can see this as something I could improve upon with some nice mushrooms or other vegetables in place of the chicken, or just use one chicken breast (there were 3 in the packet, so I used all 3, and only one cup of risotto, so there wasn't enough rice for me, but this is probably why DH didn't mind it!) Obviously fresh herbs and good chicken stock would make it much better, but I didn't have any of those things on hand since the shopping is coming in tonight. Thanks for all the tips! I'm usually so crap with cooking rice, but this was pretty easy. 

I'm excited to try something different next time. 

Here you go:

D'oh! Didn't see that  
Thanks  
Glad you liked it and more importantly, DH did!