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oven-baked sausage risotto – super-easy one-dish meal

8 March 2015 by Dominic Franks

… i’m coming up to my 5th year of blogging and since i’ve been so busy in my ‘real’ life i’ve begun reflecting on what this blog really means to me.  I started because I had a passion for food and a love for praise and of course I wanted to share my recipes but as I was welcomed into the food blogging community that changed a little and part of it became about that community and enjoying all that has to offer.  It was a funny couple of years but once I had weeded out those whom I felt were a negative draw on my passion for the process I settled down into a comfortable rhythm.  Now, as well as all that what I love most about blogging is the writing.  I adore writing.  Yes, sometimes it’s hard to find a topic and getting into the stride of a piece can be tricky but once i’ve achieved that and locked myself away somewhere quiet I absolutely love the process…

… and of course now I have a blog that is both a diary of the past 5 years of my life and also a beautifully crafted recipe book, a place for others to pluck out delicious morsels of ideas… and of course sometimes I feel like this blog is an on-line reference storage facility, its sole purpose to facilitate The Viking should the zombie apocalypse rain down on us and I find myself un able to make it to the kitchen…

oven-baked sausage risotto – super-easy one-dish meal
this is dish is so easy to make that even if we had the hoards of the un-dead banging at the windows we’d still have time to make something gorgeous and sit down to a meal before picking up our machete’s… not officially a risotto it still does everything a risotto does and has all the ingredients to produce a stunning comfort meal… I make a veggie version in exactly the same way just using veggies sausages and plenty of olive oil instead of the natural fat provided by the pork… i’ve used some gorgeous new season baby carrots in here as they look so pretty but feel free to jazz this up in any way you choose…

6 good quality pork sausages – I used the Sainsbury’s Pork and Leek Taste the Difference range
1 medium onion – chopped
2 garlic cloves – unpeeled
1 medium leek – chopped
a handful of green beans – chopped in half
a handful of new season baby carrots – halved
1 and 1/2 pints good quality vegetable stock – I use Marigold Swiss Bouillon
1/2 pint white wine
200g arborio risotto rice – you may want to increase or decrease this weight depending on the size of your dish
salt and pepper and fresh herbs to taste – I used 3 twigs of lemon thyme

place the cut sausages, all the veg and seasoning in a large oven-proof dish, cover with foil and bake in the oven on 160C for 30 mins

take it out of the oven, take off the foil and pop it back into the oven for 10 minutes for everything to brown a little then take it out once more and stir it all together, add the rice, two thirds of the stock and the white wine, stir together, cover with the foil and pop it back into the oven for another 20 mins

take it out of the oven, remove the foil, stir well – you may need to add a little more stock at this stage or it may be perfect… pop it back in the oven for about 5 mins more without the foil just to add a little more colour and then remove… let it settle for a few mins before serving as it will be piping hot.

because i’ve used plenty of lemon thyme in this dish I am entering it into the lovely Cooking with Herbs bloggers link-up which is hosted so honestly by Karen from Lavender and Lovage and which this month has the theme of Spring Herbs

eat and of course, enjoy!

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  1. Katie says

    8 March 2015 at 11:47 am

    That sounds and looks lovely and hearty. Love the roasted carrots in there. You've reminded me I keep meaning to try an oven risotto

  2. Karen S Booth says

    8 March 2015 at 3:38 pm

    WOW! That is an amazing plate of food and the oven baked risotto King strike again! I LOVE your oven baked risotto recipes Dom and this is another keeper! Karen

  3. Charlene F says

    8 March 2015 at 6:57 pm

    Sounds delicious, I've never thought os baking sausages with risotto, i'll have to give this a go 🙂 x

  4. Kate@whatkatebaked says

    8 March 2015 at 7:20 pm

    Happy fifth blog birthday Dom! Here's to the next five years…

  5. Mark Willis says

    8 March 2015 at 7:41 pm

    There's a place for “cheffy” food of course, but dishes like this are the staples of our lives. Good, solid, hearty and comforting!

  6. Kate Glutenfreealchemist says

    8 March 2015 at 7:45 pm

    Anything with sausages floats my boat! Love that this recipe is so straight forward and flexible to variation too. I've just eaten a load of roasted new season baby carrots. They were so sweet and yummy!

  7. Susan Lindquist says

    8 March 2015 at 8:23 pm

    Ohhh, I remember an oven risotto that you made with chicken thighs and peppers that was absolutely delish! It was a revelation to me that one could do a risotto/paella type dish like this! Comfort food that's good to knosh after a busy day … you've done a beautiful job of building Belleau Kitchen, Dom! Keep up the good work! Write on, dearie!

  8. Corrie says

    8 March 2015 at 11:49 pm

    oh my goodness no way!… I made practically the same dish last night but without the rice as I am supposed to be carb free for a while and added very ripe tomatoes cut into quarters and everything drizzled in good quality EVOO and salt and pepper, some herbs and a squeeze of lemon. I just whacked everything into a baking tray and cooked it for 45 mins et voila… 🙂

  9. Sally Sellwood says

    9 March 2015 at 9:34 am

    Oh what a great idea for a quick easy meal – will definitely add this to the weekly repertoire!

  10. Alison says

    9 March 2015 at 12:42 pm

    Bit worried about the impending zombie apocalypse but the loving the look of this. I wonder why I never thought to add sausages to risotto

  11. Baking Addict says

    10 March 2015 at 12:12 am

    This looks so tasty and tempting. It's going on my to cook list. I love easy one dish recipes.

  12. Elinor says

    10 March 2015 at 10:14 am

    Gosh that hits the spot! Looks wonderful.

  13. Tricia @ Saving room for dessert says

    11 March 2015 at 4:39 pm

    “Beautifully crafted recipe book” is absolutely right. I've never seen a recipe I wouldn't make or eat. I wish there was more time to make them all! You are a brilliant, and gifted writer. Your posts are interesting and fascinating with little glimpses into your life. Thanks for this wonderful recipe – another addition to your recipe collage!

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My name is Dominic, I am a cook, food writer and creative event producer. I write the food blog Dom In The Kitchen and also write a monthly recipe column for Lincolnshire Life Magazine and Good Taste Magazine. I also run creative event production company The Cultivators, producing global events for brands since 1997. I am based both in the small village of Belleau in Lincolnshire and the smaller village of London! Read More…

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