This seafood risotto can be prepared more quickly than a traditional risotto. It is a wonderful spring or summer dish and has a nice, creamy texture and flavor!
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large leek, cleaned and thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup Arborio rice
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth, divided
- 1 cup dry white wine
- ½ pound bay scallops
- ½ pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 cup fresh snow peas, trimmed and halved crosswise
- 1 medium red bell pepper, diced
- 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat. Add leek and garlic; cook and stir until soft, about 5 minutes. Add rice and cook for 5 minutes more, stirring frequently.
- Pour in 1 1/2 cups chicken broth and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, continuing to stir occasionally. Pour in remaining chicken broth and wine; increase heat to medium and cook for about 5 more minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add scallops, shrimp, peas, and red pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until remaining liquid is almost absorbed and seafood has cooked, about 5 minutes. When rice is just tender and slightly creamy, season with Parmesan cheese, basil, lemon juice, and pepper.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 330 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 40 g |
| Cholesterol | 74 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 20 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 202 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 7 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Delicious I followed it to the tee.
I added the warmed liquid 1/2 c at a time and stirred frequently. It was delicious!! 1/6/21
This is a very delicious recipe and I have made it several times
This was a great dish! Afterwards we thought it could use More Lemon. We also 1/2 an onion and frozen peas that were defrosted in the microwave. We did toss in mussel meat, which we wouldn’t do again. Perfectly balanced as written
So I tweeted it a bit. I used 1/4 cup of wine and a combination of seafood stock and vegetable broth. I didn’t add snow peas because my husband is not a fan and I used a whole pound of both scallops and shrimp!
I followed 2 pieces of advice from the other reviewers. I did not add the whole amount of lemon at once, tasting to see if it needed more. We added half and then just a little more. We also did break up the amount of broth and wine to 4 segments, as advised. Turned out great.
delicious
Next time I will add a little sea salt to it, otherwise it was a great dish!
Did not need to make any modifications or changes as the recipe was very delicious just the way it was presented.
I increased the liquid in this recipe by about a cup and added it little by little. I seared the scallops separately and topped the dish with them.
This was a great recipe. Made it exactly as shown with one exception. I used shrimp, scallops, crab, mussels and lobster meat. I added the seafood at different times to allow for differences in the normal cook time. All of the seafood was thoroughly cooked and not over cooked. In the future I would not use mussels, because they overpowered the other shellfish. This was the perfect 1 dish meal!
Good stuff
Fantastic recipe. Made it with slightly different cooking way. I marinated shrimps & scallops with salt, white wine and leek before hand so they will not smell fishy when cooking and also they will taste more fresh as I made them with frozen ones. I also sautéed them separately before adding to almost done risotto. The rest are made just like stated. They tasted delicious! Thanks for this easy risotto recipe. It made my first attempt to make risotto a big success!!
The instructions in this recipe are different from the normal way of making risotto, but I was game. I used 1lb of shrimp (no scallops) and vegetable stock instead of chicken, but otherwise followed the recipe. Finished product was not as creamy as normal risotto, due to the instructions (adding broth all at the same time, not constantly stirring) and quite sharp in flavor, due to the wine being added toward the end and the lemon juice added right at the end. While I did not consider this a complete waste of time or shrimp, I will stick with my other recipes from this site.
I made several substitutions with items on hand and it still came out great. Onion instead of leek, plain brown rice (it took a lot longer to cook), scallops only, mint instead of basil, no lemon juice. Very good recipe.
I’m having a tough time rating this one – I made this a while back and thought it could be a good recipe if you definitely change the cooking time, then adjust seasonings/flavors to taste. First of all, Arborio rice needs time to turn into risotto, and these instructions just did not work for me as stated. Plus, I think it needed more flavor, but taste is subjective so I can’t say that others would agree with me. So, as written, 3 or 3 1/2 stars. A couple minor changes and you’ll have a winner – first, more herbs, and fresh is better, and secondly, at least 1/2 cup or fresh grated parmesan. Finally a splash of heavy cream at the end – maybe 1/2 cup – and let that cook down. I made this for New Year’s Eve with several changes to ingredients, and most importantly, to the cooking time, and ended up with a solid 4 1/2 star recipe, that I would probably make again!
Did not like this at all. Was really excited to make it. Followed the directions to the T and came our boring and not enough flavor.
Great recipe. Made some alterations though:1- added 1/2 pound calamari as well, really adds to the texture of the meal. 2- omitted the wine and just added extra broth. 3- let the seafood marinate in the lemon juice with some salt and pepper instead of adding lemon the end; this prevents it from being too sour and flavours the seafood very well. 4- used fresh basil. Yummmo!! Made it a couple times to rave reviews…
This was really good! I didn’t follow the directions exactly with respect to the risotto technique, but instead followed the method I always use: after cooking the rice for a minute or two in the oil, add about 1/2 cup of wine. When that has been absorbed, add the chicken stock about 1/2 cup at a time, stirring frequently and adding the next 1/2 cup after the previous one has been mostly absorbed. (Note: The stirring is important because it releases the starches in the rice, which is what makes risotto so creamy without using any actual cream.) When the rice seemed like it was about 5 minutes away from being done, I added the peppers, scallops, etc. The name of this dish is a bit of a misnomer. The lemon added at the end makes a huge difference in brightening up the dish and I really loved it, but it does not taste lemony. Just a warning in case you are craving something with a real lemon zing!
Wow, Kelcampbell was tough! I thought it came out pretty well. I used left over broth from a clambake, flavored with corn, sauage & potatoes (well-strained using cheesecloth), and I didn’t have wine, so I used beer. It tasted great. It’s certainly not like a traditional risotto, so be flexible. Keep stirring. I added the shrimp last, since it was already pre-cooked (like most shrimp nowadays), But it all worked just fine. My main tip would be to cook it long and slow after you’ve added the rice & broth. My total cooking time was more like 90 minutes. I’ll make it again.
I used 1 lb. scallops and asparagus. When I added the scallops, I didn’t want them to overcook, so I took the dish off the stove in 5 minutes. The liquid hadn’t been absorbed by then, so there was a soupy broth left. The rice wasn’t creamy but rather had an al dente taste. It was delicious though, and the scallops were perfect.