This Oven-Baked Risotto with Bacon and Cheese is a comfort bowl-full of creamy goodness, ready in under 30 minutes and involves zero faff. Do I have a spare 20 minutes to stir a risotto? Nope. Do I have the inclination? Definitely no. Instead I have devised a cunning plan to get around this excessive behaviour around risottos, which I truly love. My own really simple cheat’s way of making Oven Baked Risotto – no stirring involved! OK, it’s not quite what you’d get from giving it 20 minutes of TLC like the traditional dish, but I’ll forgive it for the lack of effort involved.
Why you’ll love this No-Stir Oven Baked Risotto recipe
⭐️ Made in under 30 minutes ⭐️ Uses store cupboard and freezer ingredients ⭐️ Easy comfort food It’s an unpretentious meal that uses a few unfussy ingredients that has big results in terms of flavour and texture. To make a really authentic risotto, however, takes practice and patience. Learn some tricks in this How to Make Authentic Italian Risotto for Beginners guide if you’re interested in going the extra mile. Or you can cheat your way to dinner with my this easy recipe, or try my Butternut Squash Risotto recipe if you want a vegetarian risotto.
Substitutions
Bacon: You could try swapping the bacon for chopped up chorizo or pancetta instead, or leave out altogether if you want to make this a vegetarian risotto Thyme: If you don’t have fresh, you could use dried thyme or Italian mixed herbs Butter: This is optional but it does make the risotto deliciously creamy just stirred through at the very end
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