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Oven-Baked Pumpkin, Leek & Chicken Risotto

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Oven-Baked Pumpkin, Leek & Chicken Risotto

Recipe by Ella Wisniewski
5.0 from 1 vote

This was my go-to comfort meal on cold winter days in Berlin – and remains a favorite in our household back in sunny Perth. I have fond memories of serving this for lunch at the WagArb arbitrattoria. Don’t skip the extra basil to serve!

Course: SecondiCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Easy
Servings
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4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

10

minutes
Baking Time

30

minutes
Total time

50

minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 1/2 (about 800 g) butternut pumpkin, peeled, deseeded, cut into 2 cm pieces

  • 2 tbsp 2 olive oil

  • 1 1 leek, pale section only, washed, dried, thinly sliced

  • 2 2 garlic cloves

  • 3 3 (about 500 g) single chicken breast fillets, coarsely chopped

  • 330 g 330 arborio rice

  • 1 l 1 chicken style liquid stock

  • 1/2 cup 1/2 diced pancetta or bacon

  • 1/2 cup 1/2 shredded fresh basil

  • 1 tbsp 1 finely grated lemon rind

  • 70 g 70 shredded parmesan

  • Extra basil, to serve

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 200 °C. Line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper. Arrange the pumpkin on the tray and drizzle with half the oil. Season with salt and pepper. Place in the oven and roast until tender.
  • Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a flameproof ovenproof dish over medium heat. Add the leek and garlic (crushed) and cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until soft. Add the chicken and cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until browned slightly.
  • Add the rice and stir to combine. Add the stock and bring to the boil.
  • Check on the pumpkin at this point – if it’s roasted to perfection, remove from the oven. Personally, I like to leave it in until the edges are nice and carmelized (others might call this burnt).
  • Cover the ovenproof dish containing the risotto, place in oven, and bake for 30 minutes or until the rice is tender.
  • Fry up the diced pancetta in a small frying pan over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until it’s cooked through and crispy. Set to one side.
  • Remove the risotto from the oven. Add the pumpkin to the risotto along with the basil, lemon rind and 60 g of the parmesan and stir to combine.
  • Divide among serving plates and sprinkle with the pancetta, remaining parmesan and extra basil. Serve immediately.

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Baking tray with baking paper
  • Flameproof ovenproof dish
  • Small frying pan

Notes

  • Don’t skip the extra basil to serve!
  • Personally, I like to leave the pumpkin in until the edges are nice and caramelized (others might call this burnt).

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