And for anyone who gives a shit, if you’re using fat free Greek yogurt and low fat cream cheese (as pictured) it’s one calcium HE and 1/2 for the spray of olive oil.

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Once mixed, serve. Touch more black pepper for me and a tiny bit of Parmesan. Tho it didn’t really need it the sauce is pretty cheesy.

Well fit.

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Spoon in the cream cheese and yogurt mixture and stir through. Once it warms a touch it’ll thin out making it easier.

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Drain the pasta when cooked, and add pasta to the mushroom and onions with a touch of the water

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Have added a couple of spoons of the pasta water to it to loosen.

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I’ve added a bit of grated Parmesan and more black pepper to my cheese and yogurt mixture. Cause.

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Chuck your pasta in to cook. Salted water obviously, we’re not animals.

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While that cooks (add a splash of water if you need to) mix together the cream cheese and Greek yogurt. Season.

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And then add another touch of oil and add the chopped mushrooms.

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Chop and add the garlic

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Chop and lightly fry the shallot. Pay attention and don’t let it brown. U like me.

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Right, let’s me a creamy garlic mushroom pasta thing shall we. More effort than beans on toast but hopefully worth it.

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And when you’re happy, serve and top with MOAR cheese because there’s always a need for more cheese.

Chorizo, roasted butternut squash and (chickpea) orzo because I didn’t have risotto rice. Done.

Enjoy!

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Mix it up fully, taste as you go. Add pepper as needed. Or more cheese. Etc.

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And some grated hard Italian cheese. But more than this obviously. I added mine in stages to make sure it lived through fully.

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Add the cooked butternut squash to the pan

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A generous pinch of nooch and a teaspoon of chicken powder

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I’ve added a chunk of frozen spinach because I can’t be arsed cooling broccoli for the side. And I’ve added the mushroom water / stock. Let the rice absorb.

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Then add some white wine and let the rice slowly absorb that

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Add the orzo / risotto rice and coat it in the butter and delicious chorizo fat

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Let all the delicious flavour out of the chorizo, and get ready to add your risotto rice - or in this case orzo because I’m a massive twat and we don’t have any fucking risotto rice

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Right chorizo is skinned chopped and added to the pan. I’ve turned the heat up a tiny bit as I can watch it now.

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I’m also soaking some mixed dried mushrooms for stock

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Next I’ve chopped a large onion and some garlic and chucked them in to a heavy bottom pan with butter and a touch of olive oil.

Will let the onions cook down while I chop the chorizo.

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So tonight we’re making a chorizo and roasted butternut squash risotto. Forgot to take a starting pic of ingredients but step 1 was chopping butternut squash, spraying with oil and roasting. Mine went in the Airfryer.

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God that was good.
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Hmmmm. I don’t know what it is, but something doesn’t taste good. I’ve added some Worcester sauce and a touch of sugar & seasoning. Going to turn the heat off now and let it sit and come back to it in a while once it’s cooled. #DinnerWithDawbes

That’s sat on onions carrots celery garlic and rosemary with a couple of dried mushrooms added to give some depth to the juices as I’m hoping to make gravy from the liquid.

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Meanwhile, the lamb has been in the slow cooker since about 11ish, maybe 12ish by the time I got my shit together. Few more hours slow cooking to go for that.

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