My oldest and bestest friend’s mother-in-law just sent me this – she and her husband are in self-isolation right now, being in the vulnerable age and health bracket.  It’s her Go To Cheat’s Risotto, for 4 or halve it for 2.

Jill sometimes makes this as a vegetarian meal with small vegetables instead of the meat.  You could add a handful of peas with the tomatoes to give you some more veg in one pot.

Ingredients

1 onion, chopped

1/2 teaspoon Celery Salt

4oz  (110g) mushrooms

Butter or oil

8oz  (225g) Long grain rice

1pint (500ml) Chicken stock

1 bay leaf

400g tin chopped tomatoes

4oz (110g) chopped chicken or prawns, boiled ham or chopped pork

Salt & pepper to taste

Glug of Lemon juice

Method.

Fry the onion, celery salt and mushrooms in oil/butter for 5 minutes.

Add the rice and cook for a further 2 minutes.

Add the Stock and Bayleaf.

Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes.

Add tomatoes and meat.

Add lemon juice if liked and seasoning

Heat through and serve.