Bacon and mushroom risotto

Hello everyone,

Just had to share this lovely recipe which all my children enjoy.

Now i made this with the cheapest possible ingredients and everyone loves it.
I stopped buying arborio rice as it is just too expensive. It works well and can be served as a main dish  or as a side.But best thing of all its less than a £1 :)

25g (cooking bacon sainsburys 950g basic value)
300g Tesco Long Grain Rice (40p per kilo)
2 chicken stock cubes ( 8 cubes for 10p sainsburys basics)
water (paid for courtesy of northumbrian water)
2 garlic cloves (from 20p head of garlic)
black pepper (1p)
mushrooms ( from a pack priced at 95p)
cheese (about 35p)
 onion (from a bag of 10kg priced at £2.50)


Bacon and mushroom risotto

one large onion chopped and finely sliced.
2 rashers of smoked bacon (chopped into slices)
2 garlic cloves (crushed)
1/4 pack of mushrooms sliced
300g of long grain rice
1litre of stock (i used chicken)
1 tbsp of black pepper
30 grams of strong cheddar cheese


Fry onions  and garlic till soft
Add bacon and mushrooms and fry till cooked
Place the above mixture into a bowl.
With the remaining oil in the pan add the rice and stir till fully coated in oil
Then  add the stock bit by bit till fully absorbed.
If the rice isn't cooked just add more water till it it.
Add the cheese and fully stir into the risotto.
Add the onion mixture to the risotto and stir till fully warmed.

Once cooked and heated serve straight away.

I sometimes serve this salad and homemade bread.

This time we just had it warmed up home made bread.

I think in total the risotto and loaf cost about 98p in total. It made enough for 2 grown men and 2 bottomless pits and me and they went back for thirds.


Hope you all like it x