Risotto with lemon, chicken and spinach

Name: Risotto with lemon, chicken and spinach
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups arborio rice; 2 quarts broth; 8 oz boneless skinless chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces; 4 oz fresh spinach; 3 scallions, sliced; 1 lemon, it's zest and juice; 1 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp fresh ground pepper; 1/4 cup finely grated parmesan cheese

Taylor Topp Comacho @Tay68cancook

USA

I once thought risotto was only for special occasions and a difficult dish to cook. I no longer believe it. 20 minutes and you have a delicious meal on your table. Any occasion!

Taylor Topp Comacho @Tay68cancook

USA

I once thought risotto was only for special occasions and a difficult dish to cook. I no longer believe it. 20 minutes and you have a delicious meal on your table. Any occasion!

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 servings

1 1/2 cupsarborio rice
2 quartsbroth
8 ozboneless skinless chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces
4 ozfresh spinach
3scallions, sliced
1lemon, it's zest and juice
1 tbspbutter
1 tbspolive oil
1 tspgarlic powder
1 tspsalt
1 tspfresh ground pepper
1/4 cupfinely grated parmesan cheese

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Gather all your ingredients. For my broth I use the Knorr. Heat broth in a separate sauce pan. Bring it to a simmer before starting anything else.
2

In a large high wall skillet using medium heat, add the olive oil.
3

Season chicken with salt, pepper and garlic powder before cooking. Saute chicken until just cooked through. Add the scallions and stir.
4

Once chicken turns white, add the rice and stir. Cook the rice for about 1 minute, constantly stirring. Then add lemon zest and juice.
5

Add enough hot broth to completely cover rice. You will need to stir often. Let broth absorb into rice.
6

Add the fresh spinach. Then add more broth.
7

Continue stirring. Risotto needs your full attention. Keep adding more broth when liquid gets absorbed.
8

You may or may not use all the broth. Check doneness on rice towards end of cooking, about 20 minutes. Add broth accordingly.
9

Add the butter once rice is cooked. Stir it in then add the parmesan.
10

Serve hot. Add the tops of scallions as garnish. Enjoy!