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Home » Family Meals » 20 Minute Rainbow Veggie Risotto

20 Minute Rainbow Veggie Risotto

March 24, 2015 by Ciara Attwell, Updated June 18, 2021

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A delicious, quick and easy Rainbow Vegetable Risotto recipe. Ready in just 20 minutes and perfect for kids!

Easy 20 Minute Rainbow Veggie Risotto for Kids | My Fussy Eater Blog

It’s dinnertime. The kids are screaming for food and you have nothing prepared, let alone any idea of what to cook. Sound familiar?

Yeah that’s me quite a lot these days! Although I try to meal plan like a pro on a Monday, by Wednesday the plan is quite often lying scrunched up at the bottom of the recycling bin, having failed to even do a supermarket shop let alone follow the damn thing exactly!

Days like these this 20 Minutes Rainbow Veggie Risotto is my savour.

It’s so quick and easy to make and uses store cupboard and fridge essentials that you probably already have.

The veggies are totally interchangeable depending on what you have in that particular day. And anything goes…fresh or frozen.

rainbow veggies

Veggies are a real sticking point with my 4 year old fussy eater. She has a limited range of vegetables that she will eat with little fuss.

Everything else is fair game for a complete and utter meltdown when plated up for her.

However with this risotto I find that by chopping the veg up quite small, she makes less of a fuss when I put the plate down in front of her and she is more open to at least trying some of the vegetables that she normally hates.

Easy 20 Minute Rainbow Veggie Risotto for Kids | My Fussy Eater Blog

I also find cheese to be a great distraction. I always grate a little extra to have at the table and I allow her to sprinkle it on top or sometimes she asks to grate it herself.

It all seems to work in helping her to forget the evil veg that lurk underneath!

Easy 20 Minute Rainbow Veggie Risotto for Kids | My Fussy Eater Blog

If you are looking for a traditional and authentic risotto recipe then this probably isn’t it.

But it’s quick, easy, healthy and kid friendly. Just what you need for a no-brainer mid week meal!

Enjoy!

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20 Minute Rainbow Veggie Risotto


★★★★★ 4.5 from 4 reviews
  • Author: Ciara @ My Fussy Eater
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Main Meal
  • Cuisine: Italian
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A delicious, quick and easy Rainbow Vegetable Risotto recipe. Ready in just 20 minutes and perfect for kids!


Ingredients

  • ½ green pepper
  • ½ red pepper
  • ½ yellow pepper
  • 1 small carrot
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 tbsp frozen peas
  • 2 vegetable stock cubes
  • 700ml / 3 cups boiling water
  • 250g / 9 oz risotto rice
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 50g / ½ cup  grated cheese (parmesan, cheddar, etc plus a little extra for on top)

Instructions

  1. Chop all the vegetables (except the peas!) into small bite sized pieces. Dissolve the stock cubes in a jug with the boiling water and keep this jug right beside your cooker.
  2. Heat a little oil in a large frying pan or wok. Add the risotto rice and fry gently for 2-3 minutes until the rice starts to change colour and is fully coated in the oil. Be sure to keep stirring the rice so it doesn’t burn.
  3. Add a ladle of the stock to the rice one at a time. There should be just enough liquid to cover the rice but it shouldn’t be swimming in it. Just as the rice is starting to run out of liquid, add another ladle of stock and keep repeating this until the rice is cooked. Don’t worry if you don’t use all the liquid, or if you need to add a bit extra. I find the amount can vary every time I make it.
  4. Meanwhile cook the vegetables however you like them. You can fry them, boil them or steam them.
  5. When the rice has cooked through (remember that risotto is traditionally supposed to have a slight bite to it, but it’s up to you how you want to cook it) and all the stock has been absorbed, add the butter and cheese and give it a good stir. Finally add the vegetables and stir again.
  6. Serve immediately.
1 Serving3443 g692.1 mg8.2 g4.6 g57.9 g3.5 g8.8 g

If you try making my 20 Minute Rainbow Veggie Risotto, please do leave a comment below and share your pictures with me on Instagram.  I always love to see your creations!

For more quick and easy mid-week meals try these recipes:

Gnocchi Sausage Traybake – Make mid-week meals as stress free as possible with my One Pan Gnocchi & Sausage Traybake. Quick, easy and so delicious too!

Creamy Salmon Pasta – A simple creamy pasta dish made with salmon, frozen peas and cream. A great way to encourage get kids to eat fish and ready in just 15 minutes. The perfect mid-week family meal.

One Pot Chicken Curry & Rice – A delicious recipe for creamy chicken curry and rice, all cooked together in one pot and in less than 30 minutes. Mid week meals made easy!

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Comments

  1. Ani says

    March 17, 2019 at 7:21 am

    Hi Ciara

    Thanks for sharing the recipe. I have two questions though. Which cheese did you use? I was thinking from perspective of preparing the dish for my 2 year old lunch box. Most of the cheese hardens when the dish becomes cold.So please share the cheese name. Also what is vegetable stock cube? Are these available in market or do you freeze the stock in cubes?

    Thanks
    Ani

    Reply
  2. Yolanda says

    March 5, 2018 at 11:32 am

    Great for feeding my toddler and getting some healthy veg into her without any fuss!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Jo says

    June 22, 2017 at 8:56 pm

    My first recipe from your website & loved it. A nice quick risotto that my toddler enjoyed too

    ★★★★

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      June 23, 2017 at 12:25 pm

      Thank Jo! If you like that you should try the Baked Tomato & Cheese Risotto. So easy and really delicious!

      Reply
  4. Honest mum says

    March 25, 2015 at 7:57 pm

    Pure sunshine on a plate. Just gorgeous, happy-making food! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      March 26, 2015 at 8:16 pm

      Thanks Vicki, so glad you like it!

      Reply
  5. Ginny Williams says

    March 25, 2015 at 2:59 pm

    Ooh, I’m making this tonight! It looks gorgeous & I love risotto. My picky eater very well may not like it (there’s little he does like, I’m afraid) but it’s worth a try! I’m quite sure everyone else will be happy with this choice, and quick & easy? Yes please!

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      March 26, 2015 at 8:16 pm

      I hope you managed to get him to eat a little at least. I find cutting the veg up really small helps sometimes but we always still have battles!

      Reply
  6. Rachel says

    March 24, 2015 at 4:15 pm

    This looks fab I rarely make ‘traditional’ risotto. This looks perfect for my kids.

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      March 24, 2015 at 8:59 pm

      Thanks Rachel. Who needs traditional when you have quick and easy!

      Reply
  7. Camilla says

    March 24, 2015 at 1:18 pm

    What a gorgeous and colourful looking risotto! Thank you for linking to my pasta dish:-)

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      March 24, 2015 at 9:00 pm

      Thanks Camilla. Thanks for sharing your pasta dish. It looks great!

      Reply
  8. Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry says

    March 24, 2015 at 11:50 am

    I am all about making life easy. Authentic has its place as does super easy and good.

    ★★★★

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      March 24, 2015 at 9:01 pm

      You are so right Bintu!

      Reply

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