Chicken and Spring Vegetable Risotto

What could I serve with these Chicken and Spring Vegetable Risotto?

You could serve this Chicken and Spring Vegetable Risotto with a big, fresh salad on the side. It also works well with the following starter, accompaniment and dessert:

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How do you know when this Chicken and Spring Vegetable Risotto are cooked?

You should cook this Chicken and Spring Vegetable Risotto until the rice has a creamy texture and all the water has been absorbed. This will take around 30 minutes.

Standard advice here in the UK is to cook food until it has reached 70°C and stayed at that temperature for 2 minutes. This is to keep your family safe.

How long can you keep Chicken and Spring Vegetable Risotto in the fridge?

Ideally you should eat it within 4 hours.

If you allow any leftovers to cool, make sure to refrigerate in a container with a lid and chill.  You can keep leftovers of Chicken and Spring Vegetable Risotto in the fridge for approximately 3 days or so.

As we all know you can get food poisoning from eating reheated rice, but, it’s not actually the reheating that can cause issues, it is, in fact, the way that the rice has been stored beforehand where the problem begins.

Rice can contain spores that are resistant to heat and can survive the cooking process. If cooked rice is left standing at room temperature these spores can grow into bacteria. At this point, the bacteria can be destroyed by reheating the rice thoroughly.

You should remember to do the following if you’re going to keep leftover rice:

• Cool the rice as quickly as possible (ideally within one hour) then put it in the fridge immediately. You can split larger portions up into smaller batches to cool quicker.
• Reheat and use any leftover rice (stored in the fridge) within one day.
• When you reheat any rice, always check it is steaming hot all the way through.
• Don’t reheat cooked rice more than once.

Can I freeze Chicken and Spring Vegetable Risotto?

Yes you can! This recipe can be frozen, but please remember to do the following;

• Freeze it as soon as it is cold enough.
• Use a container or bag that is suitable for freezing.

Don’t forget to add a label with what it is, and on what date you put it in the freezer! 

As when keeping rice in the fridge, make sure to do the following if you plan to freeze it:

• Cool the rice as quickly as possible (ideally within one hour) then freeze it immediately. You can split larger portions up into smaller batches to cool quicker.
• Freeze as soon as the rice is cold.
• When you reheat any rice, always check it is steaming hot all the way through.
• Don’t reheat cooked rice more than once.

How do I reheat Chicken and Spring Vegetable Risotto?

From chilled: Reheat in the microwave for 2-3 minutes,  stir and heat for another 2-3 minutes until piping hot.

From frozen: Allow to defrost thoroughly in the fridge overnight, and heat from chilled.