Roast chicken & sweet pea risotto

Name: Roast chicken & sweet pea risotto
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 leftover chicken carcass, plus any leftover cooked chicken; 2 onions; olive oil; 300g risotto rice; 200g frozen peas; 1 knob of unsalted butter; 60g Parmesan cheese; extra virgin olive oil; optional: 2 large handfuls of rocket

Gluten-free

1 hr 20 mins

Not Too Tricky

serves 4

About the recipe

A well-made risotto is often seen as exciting restaurant food these days, but this fantastic northern Italian short, stubby, starchy rice makes the most silky, elegant dishes and has always been embraced by thrifty Italians. It's perfect for making meals on a budget, and with leftover chicken and sweet peas, this is one of my favourites.

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nutrition per serving

Calories

27%

Fat

22%

Saturates

34%

Sugars

Salt

13%

Protein

54%

Carbs

29%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

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By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

1 leftover chicken carcass, plus any leftover cooked chicken

2 onions

olive oil

300g risotto rice

200g frozen peas

1 knob of unsalted butter

60g Parmesan cheese

extra virgin olive oil

optional: 2 large handfuls of rocket

Method

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