20 Decadent & Delicious Risotto Recipes

Every bit of the carrot goes into this recipe—yes, even the green tops. Talk about no waste!

Recipe: Try our Carrot Risotto with Carrot Tops

Risotto seems like an elaborate weekends-only dinner, but it's totally weeknight-friendly. It should take no more than 18 minutes to cook from the time you start adding the liquid until it's ready to serve.

Recipe: Try Rachael Ray's Risotto Milanese with Asparagus & Shrimp

This recipe swaps traditional arborio rice for pearl couscous. 

Recipe: Try our Pearl Couscous Risotto with Arugula  

If you can cook your risotto in red wine, you cook your risotto in red wine. 

Recipe: Try our Drunken Risotto with Sausage & Spinach 

Parsnips, carrots, and celery root bulk up this delicious dish. 

Recipe: Try our Root Vegetable & Barley Risotto

Pops of sweet corn kernels will take your risotto to the next level.

Try our Corn Risotto with Roasted Shrimp

It's not every day you see fuchsia at the dinner table! Wow your crowd with this beet and goat cheese risotto.

Recipe: Try our Creamy Beet & Goat Cheese Risotto

Speck, a cured meat similar to prosciutto, is the star of this risotto dish.

Recipe: Try our Drunken Risotto with Spinach & Speck

This menu is dinner-party ready!

Recipe: Try our Lamb Chops with Roasted Vegetables and Spring Pea Risotto

Sweet, spicy, creamy deliciousness. 

Recipe: Try our Sweet Corn Risotto with Jalapeno Pesto

This entrée calls for two-thirds of a bottle of Barolo, an Italian dry red wine, which means you'll have one-third left for drinking.

Recipe: Try our Drunken Risotto with Grilled Chicken 

There's a lot to love in this risotto. White wine, parmesan, mushrooms—did we mention the arugula and roasted garlic-lemon chicken in there, too?

Recipe: Try our Creamy Chicken Risotto

This dish doesn't just taste like summer—it looks like it, too!

Recipe: Try our Summer Corn Risotto

This recipe suggests substituting arborio for carnaroli, which is a medium-grained rice grown in northern Italy.

Try our Tuscan Risotto with Walnuts & Mushrooms

For a healthier take on pasta night, try this barley risotto with shrimp and Brussels sprouts—plus bacon for good measure. 

Recipe: Try our Shrimp & Brussels Sprouts Barley Risotto 

Sprinkle chopped toasted hazelnuts over your finished product to add a nice crunch to every bite. 

Recipe: Try Rachael Ray's Farro Risotto with Pumpkin & Sage 

Bring on the shrimp! This version call for both whole shrimp and diced shrimp—the latter of which gets cooked directly into the risotto. 

Recipe: Try our Risotto with Peas & Shrimp

Travel about 5,420 miles away from Italy and you'll land in Thailand! This dish has flavors usually seen in Thai cuisine, but trust us, it totally works here.

Recipe: Try our Thai-Style Lime Risotto with Pork & Coconut

Top off this beauty of a bowl with grated Parmesan. 

Recipe: Try our Barley & Brussels Sprouts Risotto 

Got leftover risotto? Mix with pesto and cheese, roll in breadcrumbs, and fry into creamy, crunchy bites. 

Try our Pesto Arancini