You'll love this Instant Pot Chicken Risotto with Mushrooms, it's so creamy and easy to make!
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In the inner pot of your Instant Pot or other pressure cooker, turn on the saute function and saute the onions and cook for a couple of minutes then add chicken pieces and cook for about 4-5 more minutes, stirring frequently.
Now turn off the saute function, you don't want the rice to stick to the bottom of the pot.
Add the Arborio rice and stir until it begins to turn opaque, about 1- 2 minutes.
Turn the saute function back on and then add the wine and continue to cook for a further 3-4 minutes until most of it has been absorbed.
Add the low sodium chicken broth and crushed garlic to the pot, stir, and lock the lid. Turn the steam release vent to 'sealing' and using the 'manual' or 'pressure cook' setting, adjust it to cook for 5 minutes at High Pressure.
It will take about 7-10 minutes to come to pressure.
When the cook time time is up release the pressure right away (quick release) and carefully open the lid.
Stir in the sliced mushrooms and turn back on the saute function on the low setting. If you need to add a little more stock you can do that is its starting to stick to the pot.
Cook gently for about 4-5 minutes or until the mushrooms are cooked the way you like them, then add the parmesan and parsley, stir until the cheese melts, add salt and pepper to taste, and serve.
COOK TIME - You can see the rice consistency in the recipe video, I would say this falls somewhere in the middle, if you want softer grains then add another couple minutes to the cook time.
MUSHROOMS - if you use older mushrooms they may give off a lot of liquid so in that case I would just cook them in a skillet before adding them to the rice at the end and drain any liquid off first.
RICE - You really need a starchy short grain rice that is suitable for making risotto, I used Arborio Rice. This won't work with long grain rice such as Jasmine or Basmati.
WINE - Please, please do NOT use cooking wine that you get in the grocery store, it does not taste good, has added salt and is not suitable for this (or any!) recipe. You don't need an expensive wine, just pick a nice dry white wine. If you do not like to cook with alcohol you can simply omit it and add a little more chicken stock.
CHICKEN BROTH - the better quality broth you use, the better your risotto will be, if you have homemade broth that's the best. Try to use low sodium store bought broth if you can.
Adapted from Food & Wine
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