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🍽️ Creamy Risotto with Pumpkin and Chicken
530 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 200 g chicken breast fillet
- salt
- pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 200 g Hokkaido pumpkin (1 piece)
- 450 ml classic vegetable broth
- 1 onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 120 g risotto rice
- 1 pinch saffron threads
- 100 ml white wine
- 1 sprig marjoram
- 20 g Pecorino
- 2 tbsp sour cream quark
Instructions
- 1. Season the chicken breast fillets with salt and pepper.
- 2. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan.
- 3. Fry the chicken meat for 3 to 4 minutes on each side until golden brown.
- 4. Remove the meat from the pan and let it cool down.
- 5. Wash the pumpkin thoroughly.
- 6. Remove the seeds if necessary.
- 7. Grate 200 grams of pumpkin flesh unpeeled on a coarse grater.
- 8. Bring the broth to a boil.
- 9. Keep the broth warm.
- 10. Peel the onion and the garlic.
- 11. Finely chop the onion and garlic.
- 12. Heat the remaining oil in a pot.
- 13. Sauté the onion and garlic until translucent.
- 14. Add the rice and the grated pumpkin to the pot.
- 15. Sauté the mixture for 1 minute over medium heat.
- 16. Add the saffron.
- 17. Deglaze the rice with white wine.
- 18. Let the liquid reduce while stirring.
- 19. Pour about 150 milliliters of hot broth over the rice.
- 20. Cook the rice over medium heat for 20 minutes until slightly al dente.
- 21. Stir frequently during this process.
- 22. Add the remaining broth gradually.
- 23. Dice the cooled chicken meat.
- 24. Add the chicken to the pot 5 minutes before the end of the cooking time.
- 25. Wash the marjoram.
- 26. Shake the marjoram dry.
- 27. Pluck the leaves from the stems.
- 28. Finely chop the marjoram leaves.
- 29. Grate the Pecorino coarsely.
- 30. Fold the quark into the rice.
- 31. Fold the chopped marjoram into the rice.
- 32. Fold the grated Pecorino into the rice.
- 33. Season the risotto finally with salt and pepper.
- 34. Serve the dish immediately.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 530
- Protein: 35 g · Fett/Fat: 17 g · Carbs: 54 g