This Instant Pot Risotto recipe is the perfect way to make risotto without having to babysit a pot on the stove top. The best part is you still get extremely creamy and perfectly cooked arborio rice!! Promise! All you need is some arborio rice, oil and butter, garlic, white wine, chicken broth and parmesan cheese. It is ready in a 7 minute cook time and a 10 minute natural release.
If you love risotto for dinner then check out these other two Instant Pot Risotto Recipes:
What is Arborio Rice
Arborio rice is the short grain Italian rice that is used to make Risotto. It contains quite a bit of rice starch, which is why risotto is a famously creamy dish.
One tip for making risotto is to make sure you DO NOT RINSE your arborio rice! The extra rice starch that clings to the outside of the grains creates that creamy texture you love!
Steps for Making Risotto in Your Instant Pot
- Sauté Garlic
- Sauté Arborio Rice
- Add Wine and Broth
- Set To Cook
- Stir in Cheese
Start with your Instant Pot on sauté mode. Melt the butter and oil together. Lightly sauté the garlic for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
Stir in the dry arborio rice and sauté for another 2 minutes.
Stir in the salt and pour in the wine and broth, scraping up anything stuck to the bottom of the pot.
Turn off sauté mode, pop the lid on the Instant Pot and set to cook on high pressure for 7 minutes. Do a 10 minute natural release. Then quick release any remaining pressure.
Stir the risotto and then add your desired amount of parmesan.
Serving and Storing
You can serve this Instant Pot Risotto as a side dish or as a main dish. It goes great with these delicious Italian Dishes:
- Chicken Parmesan
- Pork Milanese
- Chicken Spiedini
- with Italian Meatballs over top (or Instant Pot Meatballs)
- with Beef Ragu over top (or Instant Pot Beef Ragu)
Store any leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container. Reheat in the microwave, you can add some milk, water, or broth to reconstitute before reheating.
Pro Troubleshooting Tips
If your risotto is just a smidge too thick you can add a couple tablespoons of milk or cream to loosen it up a touch.
If your risotto still has too much liquid after cooking, turn on the sauté function (low) for a few minutes to simmer out some of the liquid. Make sure you stir a lot so it doesn’t burn to the pot. However, note that the parmesan cheese will thicken up some of that liquid!
Add herbs for extra flavor, stir it in when you add the parmesan cheese (chives, rosemary, thyme, fresh cracked black pepper).
Try different types of cheese for layers of flavor – Romano, Grana Padano, or Gruyere.
If you don’t want to use wine, just sub for all chicken broth.
More Delicious Risotto Dishes
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Instant Pot Risotto
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 fresh garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 ½ cups arborio rice do not rinse your rice!!!!
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup white wine something crisp like chardonnay or pinot grigio (make sure it is not sweet!!).
- 3 ½ cups chicken broth
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese more if you like it cheesy!
Instructions
- With your Instant Pot on saute mode (normal), add the butter and olive oil. Add the chopped garlic and saute for 1-2 minutes.Watch carefully so the garlic doesn't burn.2 tablespoon butter, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 3 fresh garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- Pour in the arborio rice and kosher salt let it saute for 2 minutes.1 ½ cups arborio rice, 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Pour in the wine and scrape up any browned bits on the bottom of the pot. Pour in the chicken broth and then turn the saute function off.½ cup white wine, 3 ½ cups chicken broth
- Pop the lid on and turn the pressure vent to seal. Set the Instant Pot to cook on high pressure mode for 7 minutes.
- Do a 10 minute natural release, then release any remaining pressure with a quick release.There will still be a little standing liquid in the pot, that is ok. Give the pot a stir and it should incorporate, and the cheese will thicken it even more.
- Stir in the parmesan cheese.½ cup grated parmesan cheese
- Let the Risotto cool for a minute or two and then serve immediately!Drizzle a little extra virgin olive oil over top for a delicious flavor addition.
Notes:
If nutrition facts are provided they are calculated as an estimate to the best of our knowledge.
Kelsey
This is incredible and SO easy. Serving it tonight with sliced beef sausage on top and Brussels on the side. Risotto is an impressive dish, and with this, no one will know you’re cheating! Brava! And thank you!
John
I am a big fan of this risotto! It was really good!