A Tasty Recipe

We tried something new for dinner tonight and it turned out quite well. It's funny because when we first arrived here we had trouble finding things we liked to eat. After a month or so, we had finally found a few meals we enjoyed...after six months here, we're tired of eating the same thing each week :)

So I bought a couple British recipe magazines and we're trying out some new dishes. Tonight was chicken with spinach and pea risotto. The recipe is pretty simple and it's fairly quick to prepare. I do apologize though because recipes here are crazy! Instead of measuring in volume (cups), everything is measured by weight. Luckily the exact measurements don't matter too much. Here's the recipe...


600 grams chicken stock
150 grams arborio rice
100 grams frozen peas (we used soya beans)
110 grams young leaf spinach (we used frozen)
4 skinless chicken breasts

Warm the chicken stock, and then add rice slowly, stirring between each addition so the rice absorbs the liquid. Then stir in the frozen peas. Season 4 chicken breasts and grill for 10 minutes on each side. Stir spinach into the rice and once it has wilted, serve the risotto with the chicken. (We also seasoned the risotto with salt, garlic and Italian seasoning as it was cooking).