This slow cooker recipe makes risotto easy to make. Cubed beef is mixed in a slow cooker with onion, garlic, mushrooms, beef broth and seasonings. Then everything cooks in for several hours. Next Arborio rice is added to slow cooker and cook for an additional hour. Butter and Parmesan cheese are stirred in until the cheese is melted. Then the risotto is served warm.
Course
Entree
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time7hours
Servings6people
Ingredients
1 to 2lbsbeef stew meatcubed
1oniondiced
Garlicminced
8ozmushroomssliced
5cupsbeef broth
1tspdried thyme
Salt and pepper to taste
2cupsArborio rice
½cupgrated Parmesan cheese
2tbspbutter
Instructions
Place beef, onion, garlic, mushrooms, broth and seasonings in the slow cooker. Stir to combine.
Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours or on LOW for 6 to 8 hours.
Add rice and stir everything together. Cover and cook for another 45 minutes to 1 hours on HIGH.
Add the butter and Parmesan cheese and mix until smooth and the cheese is melted. This risotto should be a creamy consistency. If it is too thick add more broth to loosen it up.