This is my favourite comfort food. I make it whenever I need a little pick-me-up and the best thing about it is that it’s really fairly healthy. This recipe comfortably serves my two sons (who love their food!), myself and my partner who also has a healthy appetite.

1. Chop up a couple of chicken breasts and cook them. I fried mine in a little toasted sesame oil because I picked it up without looking, thinking it was olive oil. Oops.

2. Set the chicken aside and slice up an onion and chop a couple of garlic cloves.

3. Heat 2tbsp oil in the biggest pan you have and toss the onions and garlic in there to cook while you slice up some mushrooms. I really like mushrooms so I added four

4. Once the onions and garlic look a bit softened, chuck the chicken and mushrooms in and cook it all for a couple of minutes until it’s browned.

5. Add 350g Arborio (risotto) rice and stir it so it gets coated in oil. Add 150ml dry white wine and leave it for a couple of minutes simmering until the wine is all absorbed. Add 2 pints of chicken stock a ladleful at a time until all the liquid is absorbed.

6. Once all the liquid is absorbed it should look something like this

Dunk it on a plate and add parmesan – don’t skip the parmesan (yes, I know it smells like feet and vomit) and make sure you use fresh stuff. Mix it in and it really pulls it all together.

Voila!

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