Creamy Crab Risotto Recipe

Crab meat and parsley is on top of the crab risotto.

5 from 43 votes

Ready in under 30 minutes, this creamy Crab Risotto is perfect for special occasions or a weeknight seafood dinner! It's easy to make and full of delicious flavors!

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: Servings

Calories: 309kcal

Author: Lynn Polito

Equipment

Ingredients

2 tablespoon Olive Oil
2 tablespoon Butter
1 Onion Chopped, 1 cup
4 Garlic Cloves Minced
2 cups Arborio Rice
½ cup White Wine like Pinot Grigio
4 cups Broth Seafood stock, chicken broth, or vegetable broth.
½ cup Parmesan Cheese
8 oz Lump Crabmeat

Instructions

Pour the broth into a small saucepan. Heat it on low heat and keep it close to where you are making the risotto.
In a large pan over medium heat, heat olive oil and butter on medium heat until butter melted.
Add the chopped onion and minced garlic. Stir and allow that to cook for 3-4 minutes until the onions are translucent.
Add the Arborio rice and toast the rice in the olive oil and butter. Stir continuously for two minutes.
Add the wine to the pan. Cook the rice until the pan looks dry and the wine has cooked off. This will take another two minutes.
Add a ladleful of broth at a time. After you ladle the broth, stir the risotto and let it cook for a few minutes. When the risotto starts to look dry, add another ladle of broth.
Keep adding the broth until the rice is cooked. Add the crab and the parmesan cheese to the rice. Stir and turn off the heat. Serve immediately.

Notes

Change the broth! Seafood stock, fish stock, seafood broth, vegetable stock, vegetable broth, or chicken broth are all great options.
Change the seafood! When I first made this crab risotto, I used a white crab meat that was very minced. You can use that or you can use claw meat. Both are very easy to find in the grocery store. To make this extra special, feel free to use Dungeness crab, crab legs, snow crab, or even lobster tails.
Add veggies! Just like in my Instant Pot Asparagus Risotto, you can add asparagus, spinach, artichoke hearts, or even sautéed mushrooms to this easy crab risotto.

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