Risotto and Gnocchi

Classic Risotto Milanese

This is my version of the great Italian classic, and the best accompaniment of all to Ossobuco. &...

This is my version of the great Italian classic, and the best accompaniment of all to Ossobuco. The traditional risotto method demands your full attent...

25 minutes - 30 minutes

Gnocchi Carbonara

This is something new, but also something very old. My first ever cookery book was published in 1971. Ca...

This is something new, but also something very old. My first ever cookery book was published in 1971. Called 'How To Cheat At Cooking', it was a book for people who...

6 minutes - 10 minutes

Gnocchi with Sage, Butter and Parmesan

Once again it's the Italians who are so clever at inventing such simple things out of what seem to be fairl...

Once again it's the Italians who are so clever at inventing such simple things out of what seem to be fairly ordinary ingredients but then become something quite outst...

Gnocchi with Spinach

If speed is of the essence, I cannot think of a quicker way to feed four veggies more handsomely. ...

If speed is of the essence, I cannot think of a quicker way to feed four veggies more handsomely. Vegetarians might like to know that a vegetarian parmesan-st...

3 minutes

Lobster Risotto

This one is so classy that no-one will ever suspect it’s a bit of a cheat. Waitrose sells squat lobster ...

This one is so classy that no-one will ever suspect it’s a bit of a cheat. Waitrose sells squat lobster tails in brine, but you can also use cooked dressed lobster,...

1 hour

Melting Chocolate Risotto

You need to think rice pudding first, then it's easier to imagine a sweet version of a creamy, slightly sou...

You need to think rice pudding first, then it's easier to imagine a sweet version of a creamy, slightly soupy Italian risotto – only instead of melting cheese you get ...

Oven-baked Risotto Carbonara

I just love pasta with carbonara sauce so much that one day I thought I'd try it with a risotto – same ingr...

I just love pasta with carbonara sauce so much that one day I thought I'd try it with a risotto – same ingredients: pancetta, a strong-flavoured Italian bacon, eggs an...

Oven-baked Smoked Pancetta and Leek Risotto

A measuring jug is vital when cooking rice as it is always measured by volume. This rice recipe is anoth...

A measuring jug is vital when cooking rice as it is always measured by volume. This rice recipe is another version of oven-baked risotto, this time with leeks and s...

20 minutes

Wild Mushroom Risotto

I got a lot of flack from the purists when I first published this recipe, but my friend and fellow cookery ...

I got a lot of flack from the purists when I first published this recipe, but my friend and fellow cookery writer Anna Del Conte reassured me by explaining that in Lig...

Risotto Verde

A wonderful creamy luscious taste of summer – be sure to make it before the English asparagus season ends.

Roasted and Sun-dried Tomato Risotto

Oven-roasted tomatoes, which have been slightly blackened and become really concentrated in flavour, are th...

Oven-roasted tomatoes, which have been slightly blackened and become really concentrated in flavour, are the mainstay of this superb dish. Add to them some sun-drie...

Roman Gnocchi

These are little fingers made with cheese and semolina, then baked in the oven with butter. Simple, inex...

These are little fingers made with cheese and semolina, then baked in the oven with butter. Simple, inexpensive but really good. They can be served with a fresh tom...

40 minutes

Semolina Gnocchi with Gorgonzola

This gnocchi is made with semolina instead of the usual potato. They are equally charming, with crisp, b...

This gnocchi is made with semolina instead of the usual potato. They are equally charming, with crisp, baked edges, and are light and fluffy on the inside. Remember...

30 minutes

A picture of Delia's Slimmers' Wild Mushroom Risotto recipe

Slimmers' Mushroom Risotto

This is an oven-baked risotto with the deep, fragrant flavour of mushrooms. It’s extremely creamy and lu...

This is an oven-baked risotto with the deep, fragrant flavour of mushrooms. It’s extremely creamy and luscious but – can you believe it? – it contains no cream, no ...

Fish Risotto

This method of cooking risotto produces just as creamy and delicious results as the classic, time-consuming...

This method of cooking risotto produces just as creamy and delicious results as the classic, time-consuming process of constantly adding liquid to the rice until it is...

20 minutes

Spinach Gnocchi with Four Cheeses

Once again it's the Italians who are so clever at inventing such simple things out of what seem to be fairl...

Once again it's the Italians who are so clever at inventing such simple things out of what seem to be fairly ordinary ingredients but then become something quite outst...

Tiger Prawn Risotto with Lobster Sauce

Sounds rather grand, doesn't it? But it's not, because this in some ways is a cheat's recipe, as it's ba...

Sounds rather grand, doesn't it? But it's not, because this in some ways is a cheat's recipe, as it's baked in the oven, which means no tiresome stirring, and the s...

38 minutes