Mushroom risotto

Name: Mushroom risotto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 300 gram risotto rice; 300 ml mushroom stock (store-bought, or make your own); 100 ml dry white wine; 2 shallots; 2 garlic cloves; 200 gram chestnut mushrooms; 100 gram shimeji, an Asian type of mushroom but you can use any kind you like.; 100 ml cream; 100 gram Parmesan cheese; pepper and salt to taste

So many kinds of mushrooms are in season right now, perfect time to create a lovely and creamy mushroom risotto. Ready in half an hour.

Recipe mushroom risotto

Made by Véronique

Published at 2015-10-03, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 30 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-07-19

Let's get started

Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

20 minutes

Total time

30 minutes

Preparation - 10 minutes

Clean the mushrooms if needed, you can use a mushroom brush or a paper towel. Cut the chestnut mushrooms in slices and remove the ends of the shimeji.

Grate the parmesan cheese and set it aside. Bring the mushroom stock to a boil, because it's best to add hot liquid to the risotto later on. Peel and chop the onion and the garlic cloves.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet and fry the onions and garlic for a minute.

Cooking the mushroom risotto - 20 minutes

Add the risotto rice and fry for about 5 minutes on medium heat. Glaze the rice with the white wine. If the white wine is completely absorbed in the rice, start adding a little mushroom stock at a time until it has absorbed completely before adding the new liquid.

Do so until the rice is softened enough, that's probably about 15 minutes on medium-low heat. We think it's very handy to use a silicone spatula for stirring.

Meanwhile, heat olive oil in another large skillet and add the mushrooms and cook them for about 3 to 4 minutes on high heat.

Transfer the mushrooms to the risotto and stir. Use the cream and parmesan cheese to create a creamy risotto. Season with pepper and salt, add some more grated cheese on top and enjoy with a nice dry white wine!