pantry burn

Ok, so there's really no such thing. But in my ongoing battle against a ridiculously stuffed pantry, I dug up some mixed dried mushrooms and some arborio rice.

pan-roasted chicken and mushroom risotto
The mushrooms made a really nice, rich risotto, and the crisp-skinned chicken was really nice against the creamy risotto. I picked up some asparagus from the market, and all was good.
[risotto: arborio rice, mushrooms, chicken stock, white wine, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper; chicken: chicken, salt, pepper; asparagus: asparagus, salt, pepper]