Chicken and Mushroom Risotto
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 200g chicken strips, trimmed of all visible fat Whole Foods 1 lb For $3.99 thru 02/09
- 1 small leek, sliced
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 3/4 cup arborio rice
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 1 1/2 cups salt reduced chicken stock
- 125g button mushrooms, chopped
- 30g baby spinach
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind Safeway 4 ct For $5.00 thru 02/09
- 40g KRAFT LIVEACTIVE Cream Cheese
- Heat half the oil in a saucepan and brown the chicken strips well, remove.
- Add remaining oil, the leek and garlic and saute 2-3 minutes, stir in the rice and mix until translucent in appearance.
- Pour in the white wine and stir until liquid is absorbed.
- Gradually pour in the boiling stock, in small quantities; make sure that the rice grains are absorbing the liquid.
- (Add extra boiling water if necessary)
- Cook the rice over a medium heat until almost tender, add the mushrooms, spinach, lemon rind and chicken, and cook until tender.
- Stir through the cream cheese until well combined.
- Serve immediately.
olive oil, chicken strips, clove garlic, arborio rice, white wine, salt, button mushrooms, baby spinach, lemon rind, liveactive cream cheese
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/chicken-mushroom-risotto-106843.aspx (may not work)