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Nutrition Information
Ingredients
Herbs & Spices (Sage, Parsley, Savory, Pepper), Flavours (contains Egg, Milk & Doy), Sugar, Maize Thickener (1442), Rice Flour, Onion, Garlic, Salt, Mushroom Extract Powder (contains Wheat), Pepper, Soy, Bean Oil, Anti-Caking Agent (551)
  • No Added MSG
  • No Artificial Colours
  • No Artificial Flavours

Chicken and Bacon Risotto

Rice Cookers Chicken and Bacon Risotto

Please the whole family with this creamy risotto classic made easy with McCORMICK Rice Cookers Chicken & Bacon Risotto. Made for rice cooking with an expert blend of sage, parsley, garlic and pepper, chicken and bacon taste delicious in our rice cooker risotto!

Just Add

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 1/4 cups arborio rice, washed well
  • 500 g chicken thigh fillet, diced
  • 100 g bacon, sliced
  • 35 g Rice Cookers Chicken and Bacon Risotto
  • 1/3 cup light cream
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Microwave Directions

  1. Heat butter in a frying pan and brown washed rice, chicken and bacon until cooked and the rice is toasted then add into a 2.75L Microsafe rice cooker or a 2L round glass casserole (without lid).
  2. Place recipe base and 3 cups of boiling water into the microwave container and stir.
  3. Cover with a loose lid or plastic wrap and piece the top with holes. Microwave in a 1100-Watt oven on HIGH for 12 minutes (plastic rice cooker) or for 11 minutes (glass casserole) stirring rice half way through the cooking time. Remove from microwave oven and let stand for 10 minutes.
  4. Stir through cream and parsley. Serve immediately.
  5. 750-Watt Microwave Oven cooking times are 11 minutes (plastic rice cooker) or 14 minutes (glass casserole) plus 2 minutes resting time.

Rice Cooker Directions

  1. Heat butter in a frying pan and brown washed rice, chicken and bacon until cooked and the rice is toasted then add into the rice cooker insert pot.
  2. Place recipe base and 3 cups (750ml) boiling water into the rice cooker insert pot and stir.
  3. Cover with lid and press selector control to COOK (DO NOT REMOVE LID during cooking). Cook until the selector control switches to KEEP WARM.
  4. Let Stand for 10 minutes with the lid on. Stir through cream and Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.

Stove Top Directions

  1. Heat butter in a large heavy based, non-stick saucepan. Brown washed rice, chicken and bacon.
  2. Place recipe base and 3 ½ cups of boiling water into the saucepan.
  3. Bring to the boil, cover with lid and reduce the heat to low for 12-15 minutes. Stir half way through cooking.
  4. Stir through cream and Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.

Be Creative

Fold through some pan fried mushrooms and freshly chopped parsley to serve.

Available at:

Available at all leading supermarkets and food grocers.Please note that certain products may not be availabe in particular outlets.

Sizes Available
  • 35g (Sachet)
Serves
6
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cooking Time
Microwave11-12 minutes (Microwave)
Rice Cookervaries according to make, model and cooking instructions (Rice Cooker)
Stove Top12-15 minutes (Stove Top)