Recipes

Calorie-counted recipes for your fasting days.

Easy Baked Bacon and Mushroom Risotto

380 Calories

per portion - serves 2

45 minutes +Dairy-free Egg-free Fast Day Italian Main meal mushroom Risotto

A delicious oven baked risotto with only 380 calories per serving, meaning you can have your bacon and wine, as well as risotto and eat it, whilst on a low-calorie or healthy diet!

Ingredients

2 medium rashers of lean back bacon
100g fresh mushrooms, sliced
2 dried porcini (ceps) mushrooms (soaked in 150mls boiling water for 10 minutes)
low-fat cooking spray
1 medium onion (peeled and finely chopped)
175g risotto rice
150mls dry white wine
300mls vegetable stock
small bunch of parsley (chopped)
salt and freshly ground pepper

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