The flavours of southwestern cooking come together with classic Italian risotto in this hearty tex-mex risotto. The fusion of flavours-sweet tomatoes, earthy spices, and fresh beans and corn, in this one-pot meal make for a delicious, bold, flavourful risotto.
Garnish options for this tex-mex risotto are endless. We love adding Greek yogurt and avocado as garnishes to add freshness to the risotto and to balance out the bold flavours.
Unlike traditional risotto for which you need to slowly add broth to the rice as it cooks, this rendition is much easier and requires less attention-simply add the ingredients to the pot all at once and let simmer. However, as with any risotto, you do need to stir it every so often to ensure the rice doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan.
This risotto is sure to be a crowd-pleaser! It incorporates the flavours of southwestern cuisine in a classic Italian meal. The serving options also vary; enjoy as a main and create other meals with the leftovers, such as a filling in quesadillas or tacos, or as a garnish for homemade nachos.
This risotto tastes even better the following day since the flavours have time to blend together. Store in the fridge in an air-tight container for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
I love these flavors. I am going to have to try risotto.
This sounds amazing! I love all the different flavors in this.
I love the fusion of those flavors. Adding Greek yogurt and avocado on top will make the taste extra delicious and special. Sour cream also sounds good. 🙂
I really do think the Greek yogurt and avocado make the dish…they balance out all the flavours and add texture.
How cool! Very unique combination going on here. I love both risotto and Tex-Mex so count me in on this recipe. Thanks!
That looks so delicious! I’ll definitely have to try it sans the meat. 🙂
It’s just as delicious without…the beans give this risotto a lot of texture too.
Well, I love Mexican food and do know how to make a mean risotto… so I bet this is pretty yummy!
Then this would be a breeze for you to make 😉
There’s a lot of care that went into that one. It sounds amazing.
Love tex mex! We get to eat it often out here but I haven’t made it myself yet
Extra avacado for me please! That would be a fab dish. Mexican style food is my favorite.
This looks amazing! My son is a big fan of Tex-Mex and he would love this. I will make it this week for sure!
I love some good Tex-Mex! Having spent most my life in Oklahoma and traveling to Texas often, I am quite familiar with that wonderful taste. Sadly, it pretty much sucks up here in MI. Just not the same. 🙁
I can imagine! I on the other hand have never been anywhere that serves authentic tex-mex food!!!
okay, this looks way less complicated than I thought it would be. And it sounds so delicious!
That’s good to hear because I often wonder if my recipes look complicated…it really is easy to make!
Wow! Now this looks absolutely delicious! I would love to try this and I bet all my kids would love this too! I know my husband would!
That looks far too good. I would love to eat bowls and bowls of it right now! I adore Mexican food!
I love anything Mexican, especially if it has black beans in it!!! Looks pretty easy to make too, which is a double bonus!
I think they’re my favourite part of the entire dish, lol!
I
would have never thought to eat something like this with avocado. And, I’ve
never had risotto Tex-Mex style either – looks like something I would like.
I added the avocado in hindsight, I mean a lot of southwestern-style dishes incorporate avocado, right?!
This looks delicious! I can’t wait to try and make this!
You make such delicious looking dishes. This is one of my favorites so far, hopefully I can make this soon.
Thanks! This is one of my faves too!
Lisa – wow – this does looks delicious and I’ve never even had risotto – I will be saving your recipe to serve soon – thank you 🙂
Thank you so much! This would be a great recipe to start with since it requires less attention than traditional risotto.
This looks delicious! I definitively plan on making it soon!
We love Mexican food. I am actually having this urge to have some now after seeing your photos. That looks really good!
Well then…mission accomplished! Glad I inspired you!
I have never tried risotto before, but this looks like it would be so delicious. I have most of the things in my kitchen already so I’ll be trying out your recipe this weekend!
Great! Let me know what you think 😉
This looks like a great version of Spanish rice! I have never made Tex Mex before like this!
It sounds like a super fabulous version of Spanish rice. I love that combination of flavors.
Thank you!
I love this recipe a lot, a nice Mexican styled risotto sounds amazing!
I haven’t tried to kind of risotto! I would love to whip
this up later!
This looks so good! Tex Mex is my favorite kind of food of all time.
This recipe looks so good. I’m a big fan of Tex-Mex
I have never tried cooking risotto yet. Thank you for sharing this, I will try your recipe since this is something that my family would like.
Thank you…would love some feedback!
I love Tex-Mex, and I could easily make this vegan by using Soy Chorizo. Thanks for sharing!!
I would definitely use soy chorizo in this too!
I am totally into this meal. I really need to try this. I love Tex-Mex dishes.
I love risotto!! I love your tex-mex twist and avocado on the side, I love me some avocado.
I think the avocado really finishes off the dish!
I love a good risotto! I want to eat more avocado so topping it with that would be delicious for me.
That looks so delicious. I love risotto recipes, so I’m definitely going to have to give this a try sometime.
Thank you! I hope you do!
I love food like this. This looks so yummy. My kids would automatically “hate it” because of the rice lol
My son was off rice for a while too…he loves it now!
I love this fusion of Italian and Spanish flavors! Will definitely give it a try!
Oooooo this looks pretty delicious!!! I’m all about tex-mex anything so i may just have to pin this!!! Yummy!!!
Me too! I LOVE rice and beans, and one of my favourite spices is cumin!
This looks so good. I’ve never had ground chicken before but I bet it taste great since chicken is one of my favorite foods.
It’s lends for a much lighter meal, although you could always substitute with ground beef.
This has so many of my favorite Mexican flavors! I was just pinning it a few minutes ago and wishing I had some right this minute – yes, for breakfast, even. Looks delicious!
Thanks so much for pinning and sharing. Never thought of it for breakfast though, lol!
I love this take on risotto. It’s got SO Much flavor, and it seems really healthy.
Thanks…I’d like to think that it’s much healthier than restaurant-style tex-mex food.
I have never had risotto before, but we love Mexican food in our house, so this would be a good one to start with 🙂
I’m sure it would be…it’s definitely easier to make than traditional risotto!
This looks so good. The photos make it look irresistible. Because of you and your blog, I’ve been really trying to eat better/healthier. So thanks for that. 🙂
Photos can do a lot for a blog…if the pics are horrible then who’s going to want to eat the food?! Your compliment means a lot! I love tha tyou’re being inspired…I should maybe change my Blog name to “Bites for Adults!!!”
I’ve never seen a tex-mex spin on risotto. This looks amazing! Thanks for all the great photos too 🙂
Either had I until I made this, lol! Even my “traditional” husband loved it!