Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 None leek, finely sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups arborio rice
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 6 cups chicken stock, heated
  • 1 small rotisserie chicken, skin removed, flesh shredded
  • 2 oz baby spinach leaves
  • 1 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 4 oz pancetta, cooked until crisp

Method

  • Melt butter in a large saucepan on high heat. Saute leek for 4-5 mins, until tender. Stir in rice and cook for 1 min, until coated in butter.
  • Add wine, stirring for 1-2 mins, until liquid is absorbed. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add a ladleful of hot stock to rice mixture; stir constantly until liquid is absorbed. Continue to add stock, 1 ladleful at a time, stirring constantly until liquid is absorbed before adding more (this will take 30-35 mins or until rice is tender but firm to the bite).
  • Add chicken and spinach and cook for 2 mins, until spinach has wilted. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup of the blue cheese. Serve risotto topped with remaining blue cheese and crisp pancetta.