Instant Pot Risotto (5-Minute Recipe)

Name: Instant Pot Risotto (5-Minute Recipe)
Ingredients: 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp butter; 1 small onion, about 1 cup diced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 c Arborio rice; 3 c chicken broth; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground black pepper; ¼ c freshly grated parmesan cheese

Instant Pot Risotto

Technically this Instant Pot risotto recipe takes about 15 minutes to prepare. Here’s why: it takes the Instant Pot about 10 minutes to come up to pressure and then 5 minutes to cook, but that means very little work for you.

Instant Pot Risotto (5-Minute Recipe)

Ingredients

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp butter
1 small onion, about 1 cup diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 c Arborio rice
3 c chicken broth
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
¼ c freshly grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

Preheat the pressure cooker, by selecting sauté.
Add the olive oil, butter, and onions.
Sauté 3 minutes.
Add the rice and garlic and sauté 1 minute more.
Add 3 c of chicken broth, salt and pepper, and stir.
Secure the lid and turn pressure release knob to a sealed position.
Cook at high pressure for 5 minutes.
When cooking is complete, use a quick release.
Unplug the pressure cooker, stir in parmesan cheese.

Notes

Variations

Lemon Risotto: Stir in 2-3 tbsp lemon juice when stirring in the parmesan cheese. Zest lemon over the dish as a garnish.
Spinach Risotto: Stir in 2-3 c spinach when adding the broth.
Sun-Dried Tomato Risotto: Add 1/3 c sun-dried tomatoes in oil when you sauté the rice and garlic.
Pesto Risotto: Stir in 1/3 c pesto when you add parmesan cheese before serving.

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