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instant pot mushroom risotto garnished with parsley
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Instant Pot Mushroom Risotto

This creamy Mushroom Risotto recipe is cooked to perfection in the Instant Pot. It is ready in about 30 minutes and makes a great side dish or main entrée.
Course Dinner, Side Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Servings 4 entree servings
Calories 603kcal
Author Susie Weinrich

Equipment

  • Instant Pot or Electric Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 cups cremini mushrooms chopped into ½ inch chunks
  • 5 plump garlic cloves chopped
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 ½ cups dry arborio rice Do not rinse your rice! You want the extra starch
  • 1 cup white wine Pinot Grigio or Chardonnay
  • 3 cups chicken stock
  • 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • ¾ cup milk 2%, whole, or half & half
  • Optional** Frozen Peas

Instructions

  • With your Instant Pot on Sauté mode add 1 tbsp olive oil and 2 tbsp butter. Once the butter in melted stir in the mushrooms and garlic. Sauté for 5 minutes, stirring often.
  • Add the 1 ½ cups arborio rice and 1 tsp salt to the pot, saute for an additional 2 minutes.
  • Pour in the 1 cup of white wine, scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
  • Stir in the chicken broth and scrape the side of the pot down, so all the rice, mushrooms, and garlic are in the liquid.
  • Turn off saute mode.
  • Pop the lid on the pot and turn the pressure vent to "sealing".
    Set the pot to cook on manual pressure, high, for 7 minutes.
    Do a 10 minute natural release and then quick release any remaining pressure.
  • Stir in the ¾ cup milk and 1 cup parmesan cheese. If using frozen peas, add them now.
    Taste for additional seasoning and serve!

Notes

SIDE DISH: If serving as a side dish you will yield 6-8 servings.
REHEATING your leftover risotto, simply add a little milk or water to each portion and heat it in the microwave for about 1 minute. Give it a stir to mix and eat!
RECIPE TIPS: 
  • Do not rinse your Arborio rice. You want the extra rice starch for creaminess.
  • If you purchase a small carton of white wine you can freeze the extra (if you only plan to cook with it). Leave room for expansion while it freezes. It will be good for 3 months.
  • If you do not want to use wine, sub with chicken broth.
  • To make vegetarian sub vegetable broth for the chicken broth.

Nutrition

Serving: 1entrée serving | Calories: 603kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 1316mg | Potassium: 550mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 450IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 376mg | Iron: 4mg