Instant Pot Breakfast Risotto

Risotto for breakfast? Why not!

Here is a perfect creamy, garlicky, start to your day!

My family loves risotto, but I do not have the patience to stand over the stove stirring while I have other things cooking. So when I finally figured out how to cook it in the Instant Pot I was elated!

Breakfast Risotto

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Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: stovetop 12 minute / Instant Pot 8 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Servings: 8

Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons butter

• 1 small onion minced

• 3 cloves garlic minced

• 1 tablespoon thyme leaves

• 4 cups arborio rice

• 1 cup dry white wine

• 4 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock

• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

• 1 cup Colby Jack Cheese plus more for serving

• 1 cup heavy cream or whole milk

Instructions:

• You can use your saute  button on your Instant Pot for this part, but I much rather use a pan on the stove top

• Preheat your pan to medium heat

• Put finely chop onion and 1 tablespoon of butter into pan and saute for about 5 to 8 minutes depending on how well you like your onions cooked.

• Add in the garlic and thyme leaves and saute 3 minute longer. 

• Add in the rice 3 tablespoons butter and toss the rice with and onions to coat. Toast the rice for about 2 minutes.  

• Add in the dry white wine and let simmer for about 5 minutes.  

• Transfer all ingredients from the pan to the Instant Pot

• Set the Instant Pot to high pressure for 8 minutes. 

• Let the pressure release naturally for at least 5 minutes. 

• Stir in the Cheese and heavy whipping cream.

• Let sit to thicken 2 to 3 minutes and stir.

A delicious add on to our risotto this time was Aidells Chicken & Apple Smoked Chicken Sausage (which I wrote about in my last breakfast post: Breakfast Recipes, Eggs, Hash Browns, and Sausage )

Until next time, stay full!

Jacque