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Black Garlic Chicken with Black Garlic Risotto

Servings 6 people
Prep Time 17 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 43 minutes

Ingredients

Marinated Chicken:

  • 1.5 lb Chicken breasts or chicken tenderloins
  • 0.33333333333333 cup Olive oil
  • 1 Lemon, juiced
  • 1.5 tbsp McCormick black garlic pepper seasoning (Can find it in grocery stores!)

Veggies:

  • 0.5 cup Shallot, divided in two
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tbsp Butter (we use Country Crock plant based butter sticks)
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Pepper

Risotto:

  • 0.5 cup Arborio rice (risotto rice)
  • 1 package Button or Baby Bella mushrooms, washed and quartered
  • 2 tbsp Black garlic, minced and divided (equals out to be ~1 head of black garlic)
  • 3 cup Chicken stock
  • 0.25 cup Goat cheese (to finish off risotto, this stuff is strong, add & taste as you go)
  • 1 cup VioLife's Just Like Parmesan cheese (to finish off risotto)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
  • To marinate chicken, place olive oil, the juice of one lemon, and black garlic pepper seasoning into a storage sized zip bag and mix well to combine. Add in the chicken and mix/shake well to coat the chicken, marinating in the fridge for 30 minutes to an hour.
  • Wash shallots and mushrooms, and pre-measure out the rice in preparation to make the risotto!
  • Place chicken (keeping reserved marinade) on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Drizzle the remaining marinade over the chicken to impart flavor! Sprinkle a shake or two of the black garlic seasoning over the top as well and bake for 20-25 minutes (or until chicken is no longer pink in the center of the thickest piece and its juices run clear).
  • In a sauce pot over medium heat, add 3 cups of chicken stock to begin to warm up.
  • While the chicken is roasting, chop up button mushrooms, shallots, and cloves of black garlic. Divide the shallots in half, and on high heat in a large sauté pan, cook ¼ cup shallots, a drizzle of olive oil, and 1 tbs of butter, continually stirring to make sure not to burn the shallots. After a couple of minutes, add the rice and continue stirring until lightly toasted, about 3-4 minutes.
  • Turn the heat down to medium and start adding stock to the rice a couple of ladles at a time, stirring continuously, waiting until almost all the liquid has been absorbed before adding more.
  • When half the stock has been incorporated, add the mushrooms and all but ½ tbs of black garlic. Continue adding the stock into the risotto, and when almost all the stock has been absorbed, add the parm and goat cheese!
  • To finish the risotto, in a separate pan, sauté the remaining black garlic and shallots in a little olive oil for 3-4 minutes until aromatic, then stir into the risotto. Finish with more parmesan on top and plate up with the chicken!

Notes:

  • If meal prepping this, add risotto and 2-3 chicken tenderloins to Tupperware containers and refrigerate and eat up to a week from cooking day.
  • You can use either cut of chicken listed, I used the chicken tenderloins for this version. If using a bigger or thicker cut of chicken, add 5-10 minutes of time in the oven for proper cooking.
Author: Inspired by: Umami
Course: Italian & Pasta, Meal Prep