Slow cooker prawn and asparagus risotto

A tasty prawn and asparagus risotto that is creamy and rich and full of flavour. This dish can be ticking over in the background while you do other things, making you the hero at dinner time.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup arborio rice

  • 400ml tomato puree

  • 500ml chicken stock

  • 400g frozen peeled prawns

  • 4 cloves garlic

    chopped

  • 1 asparagus

    sliced finely

  • 1 cup parmesan cheese

    grated

  • ½ tsp chicken stock powder

  • lemon

    juice of a

Equipment

  • 1 slow cooker

Instructions

  1. Place arborio rice, tomato puree and chicken stock into the slow cooker. Cook on high for 1 hour.
  2. Add chopped garlic, prawns and a good squeeze of lemon juice into the slow cooker and cook on low for 1 hour.
  3. Add half the cheese and chicken stock powder and stir and cook on high for another 30 mins.
  4. Stir through remaining cheese and serve with a lemon wedge on the side.

Notes

Tip
The lemon in this dish really picks up the seafood flavours.

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