This came in from one of my daughter’s old school friends’ mum – unfortunately her lot had wolfed it down before she got a chance to take a proper photo!

Ingredients

One year old arborio rice ( was totally fine but you take the risk)

Onion

Garlic

Celery if you have it or celery salt if not

Chorizo/ bacon/ any old ham you have in the fridge

Dried mushrooms ( Soak)

Cream cheese that needs using up or dry old bit of parmesan cheese

Frozen peas

A leek if you have one

Stock cube

White wine ( Obviously not store cupboard)

Salt and pepper

Method

Chop up onion, garlic, celery, leak and chorizo and fry off in deep pan until slightly soft

Add rice and stir for 3 or 4 mins

Add a big slug of white wine and let alcohol burn off ( drink rest of bottle)

Make a litre of stock, veg or chicken

Add stock to rice as it gets absorbed ,once rice is to a texture you like add any cream cheese, or cream you have.

Add soaked mushrooms, any ham you have, frozen peas if you fancy

A good amount of parmesan 

Season