The new way of one pot cooking….making TWO dishes in one pot!

Anyone for a creamy, dreamy risotto AND crispy roasted chicken?

This is easy and so delicious!

One Pot Creamy Baked Risotto with Lemon Pepper Chicken in a casserole pot

One Pot Greek Chicken and Lemon Rice uses this same cooking technique. Reader favorite!

I used to work in corporate finance.

Suits and heels and 15 hour days, jetting around the world on the job.

I took a huge risk, throwing it all away to pursue my passion for food.

One Pot Creamy Baked Risotto with Lemon Pepper Chicken served on a plate

The irony is, I work harder now than I did in corporate.

But Ive never been happier.

I really feel like Ive found my calling in life.

One Pot Greek Chicken and Lemon Rice

One Pot Greek Chicken and Lemon Rice uses this same cooking technique. Reader favorite!

It really brings me so much happiness.

OK, back to dinner!!

(AND how beautifully golden and crispy the chicken is….!)

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Im pretty excited to be sharing this with you!

So I figured you might like this too.

This recipe uses the same technique.

One Pot Creamy Parmesan Garlic Risotto with Lemon Pepper Chicken - fantastic midweek meal, such little effort for an incredible dish.

Sear chicken first to render out the fat and partially cook it.

And you know how Im all about big flavours.

Kapow flavors, as my family describes it.

Overhead shot of a table with One Pot Creamy Baked Risotto with Lemon Pepper Chicken in pot and served on a plate

Well actually, they spend more time mocking me for my lack of appreciation for subtle, delicate flavours.

So mature, arent I?!

There is one major difference between theOne Pot Greek Chicken with Lemon Riceand this recipe.

One Pot Creamy Baked Risotto with Lemon Pepper Chicken in a blue pot

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The rice in theOne Pot Greek Chicken with Lemon Riceis fluffy and fresh with the lemon flavours.

The rice in this recipe is creamy because its a risotto.

YES its possible to make a great risotto in the oven!

One Pot Creamy Risotto and Lemon Pepper Chicken Nutrition

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Until a couple of years ago, I was quite cynical.

Many recipes call for the risotto to be baked for close to 1 hour which is just so wrong.

You end up with a pot of sludge, the rice so soft and mushy that its really unappealing.

I wont lie to you.

Thats what it takes to make a perfect restaurant risotto, and I promise to share one very soon.

This is a midweek version.

A risotto that takes 5 minutes of prep, then just pop it into the oven.

The rice comes out slightly softer than making it the proper way because its not being stirred constantly.

But it is a very small compromise for the convenience.

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