A Family Favourite: Baked Beef and Cheesy Risotto

OK. So today i am going to share a family favourite (meal that is) with you. Heath and I were watching (mind numbing not really watching) TV one weekend when they showed this recipe on Alive and Cooking. Now if you are like me, then you will understand how often you are looking for new meal ideas. Especially for a large family. We also like to use fresh raw (as in unprocessed) ingredients if we can.

 

So anyway, we thought that this one looked good and decided to try it. The very next night (this is a few years ago btw). Turns out, we loved it and so did the kids! Yay! bonus.

 

The great thing about this dish is that it can be adjusted to suit any size of family. We use a little more than what it listed on this recipe list (due to the size of our family) and we make the ratio of meat to rice a bit more as our kids really love the meatballs. So here goes.

 

Ingredients List

Method: I basically follow this except that i poke the cheese cubes down into the rice.

My little helper for chopping up the herbs and onion

He quickly discovered that the onions hurt his eyes so we came up with this solution

Everything chucked in the bowl

Spreading the rice around in the dish (a shallow dish works best)

mixing up the meatballs

Adding the stock

This is how it should look before you add the meatballs

Meatballs go in raw. I know it looks gross here but trust me-it is meant to look like this!

OK. Blogger mixed up my pics and I can't be bothered fixing it. This is the end result. Can be served with a garden salad. Delish!

This is how it should look before you add the cheese cubes. Also add a bit more stock if it needs it at this stage.

And the end result. With the cheese all melted through it. So there you have it. A cheap easy family meal to suit small or large families.