Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, mushroom, bacon and leek risotto. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

This bacon, leek, mushroom risotto recipe is truly the ultimate comfort food. Hot, creamy and full of flavour you'll enjoy warming up with this easy dinner without having to worry about consuming excess energy. Risotto is also great to make for lunches, just divide into containers and keep in the fridge for a delicious, easy meal on a busy day. And neither will you once you taste this decadent, savory, soul-satisfying Bacon, Leek and Mushroom Risotto!

Mushroom, Bacon And Leek Risotto is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Mushroom, Bacon And Leek Risotto is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have mushroom, bacon and leek risotto using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Mushroom, Bacon And Leek Risotto:

1. Take 5 cup Chicken broth
2. Take 4 slice Bacon, chopped
3. Make ready 2 large leeks, white and green parts only, chopped
4. Make ready 4 Sliced mushrooms
5. Prepare 1 large shallot
6. Make ready 1 Salt and pepper
7. Get 2 Garlic cloves, minced
8. Get 3 cup Rice
9. Get 1/4 cup Dry white wine
10. Take 1 tbsp Thyme
11. Make ready 1 Parmeasean

It looks like Christmas in a bowl. I have also shared other recipes on the blog where I use mushrooms such as my "Pasta with mushroom, tomato & red pepper sauce" and my "Porcini mushrooms, thyme & rosemary risotto". Add the bacon and stir constantly until it starts to crisp. Pour in the wine and keep stirring until it is absorbed.

Steps to make Mushroom, Bacon And Leek Risotto:

1. Bring chicken broth to a boil in a saucepan then turn heat to low and keep at a simmer.
2. Meanwhile heat a large skillet over medium heat then add bacon and saute until crisp. Remove to a paper towel lined plate to drain then set aside.
3. Remove all but 2 Tablespoons bacon grease from skillet (add extra virgin olive oil if necessary to equal 2 Tablespoons fat,) then add leeks, mushrooms, and shallot. Turn heat up to medium-high then season with salt and pepper, and then saute until vegetables are tender and starting to turn golden brown, 7-8 minutes. Add garlic then saute for 1 minute. Add rice then stir to coat and cook for 1 more minute.
4. Turn heat back down to medium then add wine and stir until absorbed by rice. Add hot chicken broth then stir near constantly until rice is tender and nearly all the broth is absorbed, about 25 minutes. If broth gets to a hard boil, turn heat down. Remove skillet from heat then stir in thyme, parmesan cheese, and cooked bacon, and then serve.

Add the bacon and stir constantly until it starts to crisp. Pour in the wine and keep stirring until it is absorbed. Add the stock, one ladle at a time, stirring and waiting for the rice to absorb the liquid before adding more. Push the leek and shallot up against the edge of the pan, and raise the heat to medium-high. Add the fresh mushrooms to the center of the pan.

Foods That Make You Happy

Most of us have been conditioned to think that comfort foods are bad and are to be avoided. Sometimes, if your comfort food is basically candy or other junk foods, this holds true. At times, comfort foods can be perfectly nutritious and good for us to eat. There are several foods that, when you consume them, can improve your mood. If you seem to be a little bit down and you need an emotional pick me up, try several of these.

Eggs, would you believe, are terrific for helping you fight depression. Just be sure that you don’t toss out the egg yolk. The egg yolk is the part of the egg that is the most crucial in terms of helping you cheer up. Eggs, the egg yolks especially, are loaded with B vitamins. B vitamins can truly help you elevate your mood. This is because the B vitamins help your neural transmitters–the parts of your brain that affect your mood–work better. Eat an egg and be happy!

Make a trail mixout of different seeds and nuts. Your mood can be raised by consuming peanuts, almonds, cashews, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and so on. This is because seeds and nuts have a lot of magnesium which boosts your brain’s serotonin levels. Serotonin is known as the “feel good” chemical and it tells your brain how you should be feeling at all times. The more of this chemical in your brain, the more pleasant you’ll feel. Not just that, nuts, particularly, are a great protein food source.

If you wish to fight depression, you should eat some cold water fish. Salmon, herring, tuna, mackerel, trout, etcetera, they’re all chock-full of omega-3 fatty acids and DHA. Omega-3 fatty acids and DHA are two things that actually help the grey matter in your brain work a lot better. It’s true: eating a tuna fish sandwich can greatly raise your mood.

It’s not hard to drive away your bad mood when you consume grains. Millet, quinoa, barley, etc are fantastic at helping you feel better. They can help you feel full for longer also, which can help your mood too. It’s not hard to feel depressed when you feel hungry! The reason these grains are so great for your mood is that they are not hard to digest. You digest these grains faster than other things which can help boost your blood sugar levels, which, in turn, helps make you feel better, mood wise.

Green tea is fantastic for moods. You were sure green tea had to be in this article somewhere, right? Green tea is high in a certain amino acid referred to as L-theanine. Studies have found that this particular amino acid can basically induce brain waves. This helps raise your mental focus while having a relaxing effect on the rest of your body. You were already aware that that green tea helps you be better. Now you know that it helps you to lift your moods as well!

Now you can see that junk food isn’t necessarily what you have to eat when you want to help your moods get better. Try a couple of of these hints instead.