Can You Make Risotto In A Microwave?

When you immerse yourself in cooking, the sensory engagement can be therapeutic. The aromas and flavors can help calm jangled nerves, keep you focused, and achieve inner satisfaction and joy in creating something delicious out of raw ingredients. But who said cooking has to be time-consuming and tiresome? You can find tons of time-saving kitchen hacks on TikTok, or really, anywhere on the internet to make cooking seem like a breeze. Some hacks can seem like magic, especially if preparing a certain dish requires tedious and exhausting stirring for a long time. Did someone say risotto? 

When your taste buds desire a creamy and highly satisfying meal like risotto, but you don't feel like waking up your inner highly energetic cook (we've all been there), you might consider ordering home food delivery. But when can't curb that lingering desire, you need the motivation to cook at home. Well, we might have just the thing to motivate you. 

Did you know that you could cook risotto in a microwave instead of opting for near-constant stirring for over 20 minutes? Yep, it's true. This simple hack takes away all the hassle and still provides saucy texture, creamy goodness, and distinct taste.  

There are many dishes you probably didn't know you could cook in the microwave, including risotto. While it may sound too good to be true to anyone who has ever cooked risotto and struggled to achieve consistency and texture (we feel your pain), you can actually cook a pretty good risotto using only the microwave. This hack is pretty straightforward and doesn't require constant stirring. Overall, it takes about 30 minutes to cook, and you can experiment with vegetables, mushrooms, cheese, or anything you like. For instance, one microwave risotto recipe from Allrecipes helps achieve the flavor of traditional risotto with fair ease. 

If you're not a fan of microwaving your dishes, you can try the easy bake risotto recipe that requires few ingredients, Gordon Ramsay's Risotto with a twist that exquisitely merges the earthy flavor of mushrooms with a creamy texture, or Parmesan Risotto Recipe for a delightful, filling meal. Given that there are so many palatable risotto recipes out there, you can try the microwave hack to take your taste buds on a joy ride any day of the week.