Pasta risotto with peas & pancetta from Nigellissima: Instant Italian Inspiration (page 43) by Nigella Lawson

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  • esmed on August 31, 2025

    We make this on a regular basis and find it’s an incredibly versatile recipe and I often add extra stuff depending on what I’ve got in such as leeks, mushrooms, chicken or cooked broccoli

  • tsp on November 04, 2023

    I didn’t use any oil because the fat from pancetta was enough. It’s a perfect comfort food, easy to make and delicious

  • Yildiz100 on April 21, 2015

    Definitey quick and easy. I'm not sure that the combination of peas and pancetta (or, turkey bacon, in my case) is to my taste. We reduced the meat from 6 ounces to 2 ounces and we thought that was plenty. We doubled the amount of cheese to get that creamy risotto like texture. We enjoyed this, but I plan on trying some other "orzotto" recipes before putting this on the regular rotation.

  • Astrid5555 on March 07, 2015

    This is probably the quickest weeknight dinner recipe ever. Just cook the pancetta until crisp, add the frozen peas, add the orzo pasta together with boiling water and let cook for 10 minutes. Stir in butter and Parmesan cheese and you have a delicious, comforting dinner the whole family will love. Yum!

  • redjanet on January 07, 2014

    This is a perfect recipe for when you don't have a lot of time on your hands but you need a dinner that is warm and soothing and easy to make. Similar to the flavours of a quick linguine recipe from Nigella Bites, this is easy to eat comfort food.

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