This creamy tangy Goat Cheese Risotto recipe needs to be in your repertoire for all upcoming dinner parties! It's the perfect dish to serve with Chicken or seafood.
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Why I Love This Recipe
If you've been around WGC for the last few years, you know that risotto is near and dear to my heart. It's one of the first recipes that I learned to make 10000 years ago in culinary school and I've made risotto pretty much every which-way since. I love how simple but elegant risotto is as a dish!
The simple addition of a little goat cheese makes this risotto extra tangy and comforting. Throw on the basil and a squeeze of lemon juice on your risotto and you'll want to save the entire dish for yourself! You can even make extra to use leftovers to stuff eggplant rollatini.
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Arborio Rice
- Olive Oil
- Shallots
- Garlic
- Dry White Wine
- Chicken Stock
- Goat Cheese
- Basil
- Meyer Lemon - a regular lemon works too
- Salt & Pepper
How to Make Risotto
In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the shallot and saute until soft. Add the rice and garlic and saute for about 1 minute more, making sure to stir it around in the olive oil so that each granule is coated.
Next add the white wine and stir. Wait until all the wine has been absorbed and then start adding the chicken stock ½ cup at a time, making sure not to add more to the risotto until the previous addition has been absorbed.
Once the rice is just tender, add the goat cheese and lemon juice and combine. Remove from heat and season the risotto with salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle with the basil to serve.
Tips & Tricks
- It all starts with Arborio rice! I like to toast my rice in some olive oil with the shallots for optimum flavor.
- Wine is an important part of making risotto as it gives you tons of flavor but the actual alcohol cooks off. So if you're making this dish for kids, not to worry! And if you want to skip the wine, you can go straight into the chicken stock. Just add about ½ cup more than what my recipe calls for.
- Time is the thing everyone panics about when making risotto - but really it's only 25ish minutes and an occasional stir. You can easily multi-task. You'll just want to add stock every few minutes and cook the rice over medium-low heat so it slowly absorbs the liquid.
- The final step to making risotto is adding in some extra flavor. In this specific recipe that comes in the form of goat cheese, lemon and basil! A match made in heaven.
FAQs
Is risotto a pasta or rice?
Although risotto share similarities with pasta it is made from a starchy rice.
What is the main ingredient of risotto?
Arborio rice is the main ingredient of risotto which traditionally is cooked with broth and wine.
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Goat Cheese Risotto
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 shallots finely diced
- 4 cloves garlic roughly chopped
- 1 cup arborio rice
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 2 ½ cups chicken stock
- ½ cup goat cheese
- fresh basil
- 1 meyer lemon juiced (regular lemon works too!)
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the shallot and saute until soft. Add the rice and garlic and saute for about 1 minute more, making sure to stir it around in the olive oil so that each granule is coated.
- Next add the white wine and stir. Wait until all the wine has been absorbed and then start adding the chicken stock ½ cup at a time, making sure not to add more until the previous addition has been absorbed.
- Once the rice is just tender, add the goat cheese and lemon juice and combine. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle with the basil to serve.
Love it!! My personal favorite is goat cheese mashed potatoes, but this would be a quick second. Bookmarked!
Ohhh....I can't wait to make this!! Sounds divine!
YUM! This will be my dinner tonight!
Where is the goat cheese man at the farmer's market?? We're going next Wednesday!
Risotto is one of our favorite lazy-night dishes and this version with goat cheese sounds fantastic.
Mmmm--goat cheese and basil! That combination is already a winner in my book. You can see how creamy the rice is in your picture--yum.
Ummm..yeah..that doesn't look good at all, so I guess I'll just make some and hide it so no one else has to be subjected to it...
Yeah...that'll work...
Gorgeous risotto, Gaby, and the goat cheese with the basil sounds so luscious.
I love goat cheese soooo much! This risotto looks fantastic!
This risotto looks amazing Gaby 🙂
can't stand goat's cheese but love risotto! and you!
Mmmmm. First the devilish brownie pudding, and now this delicious risotto. I better head back to the pool for a few more miles! This would be my perfect meal!
Is there anything better in the world than goat cheese? I think not.
Looks awesome, Gaby! Goat cheese rocks!
i started drooling the second i read "goat cheese" - it's been too long since i had any! so creamy and delicious 🙂