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Barley, chicken & mushroom risotto
Photo: Lily Banse

Barley, chicken & mushroom risotto

13 ingredients 10 min + 50 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Barley, chicken & mushroom risotto

Love risotto? Try this low-fat version, which swaps traditional risotto rice for pearl barley

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

789
Calories
49g
Protein
37g
Fat
62g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Barley 1 cup cooked (157g) 193
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Chestnut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 large shallots , finely sliced
  • 1 garlic clove , chopped
  • 3 skinless chicken breasts , cut into chunky pieces
  • 300g pearl barley
  • 250ml white wine
  • 400g mixed wild and chestnut mushrooms , chopped
  • 1 tbsp thyme leaves
  • 1l hot chicken stock
  • 3 tbsp grated Parmesan
  • snipped chives , to serve (optional)
  • Parmesan shavings, to serve (optional)

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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