Beer Risotto with Mushroom Garlic Chicken.
I want to make it for you, pretty girl at yoga, who I want to be my friend even though every time you try and talk to me before class I just smile, nod and look away because I’m a closeted shy weirdo. Especially when wearing spandex.
Derek Hough… you look like you could use some beer risotto. Then you can teach me how to dance! P.S. I like the lack thereof outfits that you wear.
Oh and Mr. butcher at the grocery store? I know you see me nearly every freaking day since I can’t get my act together and follow a shopping list, and you smile at me like you recognize me although you probably just feel bad for me since I come in sweaty, in the same workout clothes almost each time.. and even if you sort of (okay, majorly) creep me out, I want to make this for you since you’re probably sick of chopping meat all day. But I think I’ll just deliver it to you and and run away.
I’m dyyyying to make it for my major girlcrush Miranda Lambert so we can have a girl’s night of cooking, getting drunk, making our hair real big and slashing the tires of jerky boys. Even if I do want to steal her man.
Husband… ? I miiiiight have only made you this because I feel an extreme shopping spree coming up that I will not be able to work myself out of. Hand over the plastic pleeeeeease. {Sorry about that whole Derek thing.}
To the entire Sports Illustrated swimsuit model clan… I’d really love to make this for you so I can feel better about myself. And so we can be tight BFFs.
Oh… but man at the gym who won’t stop talking for even 30 seconds and grunts like your life is ending while lifting 7-pound dumbbells? I don’t want to make this for you. Ever.
And clearly, “everyone” includes YOU… even if you can’t buy me 4 pairs of shoes or do my grocery shopping or dance with me in real life. You’re obviously my first choice. Because I liiiiiike you. And beer! I like beer.
Even if you don’t like beer, the flavor is so mild that you can probably enjoy this too. Plus the whole crispy chicken with more beer with caramely mushrooms and shallots and stuff? Yeah. I even forgive you for that whole not liking beer thing.
Beer Risotto with Mushroom Garlic Chicken
serves 4
4 split chicken breasts (thighs would work well too)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 large shallot, thinly sliced
2 cups sliced mushrooms
6 cloves of garlic
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into cubes
8 ounces of beer
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Pat chicken completely dry with a paper towel, then season with salt and pepper.
Heat a large, oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat and add canola oil. Add chicken skin-side down and sear until golden brown – about 2 minutes. Flip and cook for another 2 minutes. Add in mushrooms, shallot and garlic, then pour in beer. Top with cubed butter. Reduce heat to low and cook for 2 minutes, the place in the oven for 30 minutes. Toss the mushrooms and shallots mix twice during cooking time.
for risotto:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
1 1/2 cups arborio rice
12- 16 ounces of beer, depending on how strong your beer is
1 3/4-2 cups low-sodium chicken stock
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
While chicken is cooking, heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add in olive oil and butter, then add in garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add in rice and stir to coat completely, then cook until opaque, about 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly. Add in beer and stir every minute or so until the rice soaks up the liquid. Add in chicken stock and continue stirring until absorbed. At this point my rice had enough liquid, so do a taste test and if it is still super chewy, add a little more liquid and stir until absorbed. Repeat until desired consistency is reached. Stir in cheese, salt and pepper.
Serve with risotto on the bottom, chicken on top, and a ladleful of mushrooms and onions.
For the fattest of Tuesdays, it would be an excellent idea if you combined this meal with some margaritas and cupcakes. I dunno, it just sounds good. Don’t shoot the messenger.
99 Comments on “Beer Risotto with Mushroom Garlic Chicken.”
OMG! You crack me up!! I have yet to make risotto, and I am betting I’ll like it made with beer! Great dish!! Happy Fat Tuesday!!
Happy Fat Tuesday! Beer-flavored anything seems appropriate for today.
A few years ago, the company I worked for at the time brought in beer flavored ice cream as part of an employee summer party. I am not a drink-straight-from-the-can beer girl but I love me some beer dip. I took a tiny little bite sized amount and it was tragically bad. Even the die-hard beer drinkers found it a little too weird to stomach. :-) But hey, at least I can say I’ve had it now right?
haha I love you. I’m weird and shy and don’t talk before yoga either – in fact, I find myself wanting to punch a lady in the face every week for going around telling everyone near the heaters to “feel free to turn them off during the class because she hates them”. Ummm don’t come to hot yoga? ::BAM:: (that was me punching her) Namaste.
We have a lot of gems like that too. And ones that turn on the FAN during class. Ugh.
I want to steal Miranda Lambert’s man too! ….I love the husband through and through but gosh, can we just take a moment to take in is all around handsomeness! *swoon*
YOU are a GENIOUS!! The phrase “Beer is Proof that God Loves us and Wants us to be Happy” is the motto in my home. As a result – I’m pretty sure this meal will secure me a fabulous shopping spree in the near future as well! I owe you one!!
Beer risotto sounds like a really excellent idea.
I laughed so hard reading this post! Mr. How Sweet has to worry about Derek and Blake? ;-)
This chicken risotto recipe looks incredible, Jessica. I love the addition of the beer! I usually use white wine, but I bet the beer is delicious!
beer. yes please…it’s been too long!
last night i deglazed a pan of browned chicken with tequila and felt really naughty. i just had to get that out there… ;)
Just pinned it! I hope to make it soon (Pinterest is my go-to cookbook, with lots of your recipes included!)
Risotto is something I think about making but never get around to – but now I have a recipe that uses beer I can see it making its way to the top of my list!! :-)
LOL about the man in the gym that grunts every 30s… I just got home from the gym and yes, HE was there! Even in 4 years of university, attending keggers, and playing beer league baseball, I haven’t learned to like beer. However, I think I’d love it in risotto form. Going to try this one!
Luckily for you I just recently started to like beer, after all those years of the same things. Maybe it will hit you later in life. ;)
Angela, there are so many yummy variations of beer these days – fruit flavored, herbally, spicy, etc. – that I am sure you could find some that you like. For a crisp, pure beer, I recommend Stella Artois. If you like herbally (and I do), try either Sierra Nevada Pale or Great White. The Belgian lambec beers are infused with raspberry, orange, etc. and pack quite a punch. Check out local microbreweries or bars where they do “beer flights” and let the bartender steer you to something you will like. Beer is great!
I hope I’m included in this list, even though my yoga pants have shrunk so much I look like Don Knotts.
This.looks.killer.
This looks ridiculously delicious! Pinned!
Mmmmm, mmmmmmm, mmmmmmmm!
It is early morning, and I am looking at these pictures thinking that I could eat a big bowl of that risotto right this very second. It looks amazingly awesome!
Ohboyohboyohboy…this looks scrumtious. Can I make it with wine instead of beer? Hope so…have lotsa wine and no beer.Wine makes everything better……..even cupcakes !!
Yes!
This chicken, especially, looks fan-freakin-tastic. I’m always running out of ways to make chicken that aren’t totally tedious. Plus, you’ve just reminded me to use my cast-iron skillet.
this looks amazing!
Yes please!!
Beer in risotto?! Ugh, I’m so mad I haven’t thought of that!! This looks and sounds delicious :)
You will soon by my husband’s new hero. He loves risotto so when I add beer, he will flip. Love this!
I’m more like the girl that talks to you before yoga, except I’m always looking like a hot mess and most likely not referred to as “the pretty girl”, but maybe “the creepy girl that always talks to people even after they give her the I-dont-know-you-I’m-just-here-for-yoga-leave-me-alone face”
But this… Just wow.
Oh yeah… I know you.
Oohh this looks great!! I’ve never seen a beer risotto before!
I need this in my life. Stat.
First I thought you misspelled beef for beer. Lol! Then I looked and almost drooled. I used to hate beer, but that was because all I tried were the gross ones. I discovered the microbrews and I’m in love. Feel lucky to be living in the pacific NW where we have tons of awesome beer. I feel the same way about wanting to make good food for random people. I want this beer risotto. Delicious!
Yum!! This looks delish.
p.s. I’m the shy girl at hot yoga too. feeling confident while wearing short tight spandex and sweating buckets is not my thing ;)
Ummm yum. I was wondering what to do with the chicken breasts in the fridge. Dinner tomorrow is solved :) (Last night you taught me how to roast a chicken.) I am always the one hanging in the back wanting to to talk too… I am also the one who wants to trip the scantily clad 70 year old with the bleach blonde hair who “has to” lift weights while waiting for our Zumba instructor to come to class… and while she is changing the songs. UGH. We get it. You have all day to work out, you are fit. I am going home to make beer risotto and cupcakes.
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You have one of those guys at the gym too? How about the woman on the treadmill that talks on her cell-phone for the entire 30 minutes that she walks at a 2.5 pace? Not to mention she has the loudest voice in America, just so we can all hear her conversation with her mom about how her doctor botched her boob job! Think I have a grudge? Never making this for her. But this is happening in my kitchen tonight. No annoyances allowed!
MANGIA!!!
You can make it for me if you want :D
This my ideal dinner. Looks SO delicious. Can’t wait to try it!
XO,
Caitlin
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Why does every gym have one of *those* grunter guys? It’s like a rule of all gyms or something. Not a fan.
Beer in risotto though? Total fan of that!
I put beer in almost everything I cook, so I’m a huge fan of this. Yum!
This sounds great! I think my husband is going to get some beer risotto this week :-)
Do you use a desktop publisher to publish your posts? If so, what do you use (if you don’t mind me asking!)? I LOVE the layout of this post! (And obviously the contents, but that goes without saying!)
I’m so dumb I don’t even know what a desktop publisher is! I just use WordPress? If you’re referring to the collage-type pic above, I made it on bighugelabs.com using the mosaic maker.
Haha! If you can create things that look this good in WordPress, you’re not dumb at all! And yeah! The collage-type photo was what I referring to – I’ve never heard of bighugelabs.com – thanks for sharing, I’m going to go check it out now :)
I love beer
I love risotto
I love chicken
… clearly this needs to be made ASAP!! and I hate crazy-grunting-man at the gym – – he scares me big time, so much so that only cookies and things with cheese would make me feel better ;)
Beer makes everything better. Including fraternity parties and bread and risotto :) Looks awesome!
this looks so delicious. beer chicken with risotta and mushroom, mmmm… love. you come up with great recipes.
Mmm this looks amazing! I think I know what’s for dinner tonight!
I just realized it was Fat Tuesday!!!
I’m so sad! I used to live in Pensacola, but now live in the midwest and Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday is lost here…. :( I haven’t done ANY baking.
Maybe I can rectify that tonight.
hahaha I love this-I’m 100% the girl who goes to the same exercise class every single week and has seen all the other participants begin to get friendly and exchange words before class while I just sit awkwardly and have an inner battle about whether or not I actually WANT someone to talk to me. It’s challenging.
Oh. Ma. Ga. Want!
Why do I torture myself with food blogs right before I heat up my boring leftovers? =)
I am going to have to try this! I love risotto, and this is a great spin on the traditional that uses wine! Can’t wait to make it!
oh wow – this looks great! I love mushroom risotto. What kind of mushrooms did you use? standard button/crimini mushrooms?
This is so perfect. Haha, I laughed through this entire post. Love risotto!
How ’bout makin’ it for your bloggie pal Zesty Cook?! :)
You are hilarious! This is awesome! Seriously?! Beer in risotto – YES!!
I would love to make this…but I have this schizo relationship with shallots. Love the taste, hate the work it takes to get them into a dish. Is there ANY quick and efficient way to peel these suckers? And why do they go mushy so quickly? Why can’t some genius invent freeze dried shallots that can be reconstituted in hot water, like mushrooms are? Why can’t I remember ANYTHING I learned in cooking school ten years ago – gaaaahhh!
Beer Risotto? Absolutely brilliant!!!