Risotto Recipes with Seafood 🧄 Creamy, Comforting, Coastal

Seafood risotto is where silky, starchy rice meets the richness of the sea. These dishes combine arborio rice with shrimp, scallops, crab, or mussels for a luxurious one-pan meal that’s both elegant and deeply satisfying. Stirring is required — but totally worth it.

🍤 Shrimp Risotto

Creamy, garlicky, and full of tender shrimp.

Ingredients:

• Arborio rice
• Shrimp (peeled & deveined)
• Onion, garlic
• White wine
• Chicken or seafood broth (warm)
• Parmesan
• Butter, parsley

Instructions:

1. Sauté onion and garlic in butter.
2. Add rice and toast for 1–2 minutes.
3. Deglaze with wine, then gradually add warm broth.
4. Stir constantly until rice is creamy and al dente.
5. Add shrimp in last 5 minutes of cooking.
6. Finish with Parmesan and parsley.

👉 Full Shrimp Risotto Recipe

🐚 Scallop Risotto with Lemon & Herbs

Elegant and bright with a buttery finish.

Ingredients:

• Arborio rice
• Sea scallops
• Shallots, garlic
• White wine
• Broth (vegetable or seafood)
• Lemon zest & juice
• Fresh dill or tarragon

Instructions:

1. Sear scallops until golden and set aside.
2. Cook shallots and garlic in butter.
3. Add rice, deglaze with wine, then ladle in broth.
4. Stir until creamy; add lemon zest + juice.
5. Plate with scallops and herbs on top.

👉 Full Scallop Risotto Recipe

🦀 Crab Risotto with Garlic & Chives

Rich, luxurious, and super comforting.

Ingredients:

• Arborio rice
• Lump crab meat
• Garlic, chives
• White wine
• Broth (chicken or seafood)
• Cream or butter (optional for richness)
• Parmesan

Instructions:

1. Cook garlic in butter, add rice, toast briefly.
2. Deglaze with wine, then slowly stir in broth.
3. Fold in crab near the end of cooking.
4. Finish with Parmesan, chopped chives, and a splash of cream.

👉 Full Crab Risotto Recipe

🐟 Salmon Risotto with Spinach

Hearty, healthy, and one-pan easy.

Ingredients:

• Arborio rice
• Cooked or smoked salmon
• Onion, garlic
• White wine
• Broth
• Baby spinach
• Lemon, dill

Instructions:

1. Cook onion and garlic, then add rice.
2. Deglaze with wine and stir in broth gradually.
3. Stir in spinach and salmon in final minutes.
4. Finish with lemon juice and dill.

👉 Full Salmon Risotto Recipe

🦞 Lobster Risotto

Fancy but surprisingly doable at home.

Ingredients:

• Arborio rice
• Cooked lobster meat
• Shallots, garlic
• White wine
• Seafood stock
• Parmesan
• Butter, lemon

Instructions:

1. Sauté shallots and garlic in butter.
2. Add rice, then deglaze with wine.
3. Stir in hot seafood stock gradually.
4. Add lobster at the end, plus lemon and cheese.

👉 Full Lobster Risotto Recipe

🦐 Cajun Shrimp Risotto

Bold, spicy, and creamy with a Southern kick.

Ingredients:

• Arborio rice
• Shrimp
• Cajun seasoning
• Onion, garlic
• Broth
• Parmesan
• Parsley

Instructions:

1. Season shrimp with Cajun spice and sear. Set aside.
2. Sauté onion and garlic, then toast rice.
3. Gradually add broth, stirring often.
4. Add shrimp back in, finish with cheese and parsley.

👉 Full Cajun Shrimp Risotto Recipe

🐚 Mixed Seafood Risotto (Frutti di Mare)

Italian-style with mussels, shrimp, and squid.

Ingredients:

• Arborio rice
• Mixed seafood (shrimp, mussels, calamari)
• Garlic, onion
• White wine
• Seafood stock
• Parsley, chili flakes

Instructions:

1. Steam mussels separately and set aside.
2. Cook garlic/onion in oil, add rice, then wine.
3. Stir in seafood stock gradually.
4. Add seafood near the end.
5. Garnish with herbs and mussels on top.

👉 Frutti di Mare Seafood Risotto Recipe

🍚🦞 Scallop & Asparagus Risotto

Scallop & Asparagus Risotto blends the sweetness of perfectly seared scallops with the earthy snap of fresh asparagus, all stirred into a creamy Parmesan risotto finished with white wine, lemon, and butter.

👉 Full Scallop & Asparagus Risotto Recipe

🧾 Final Thoughts: Stirring Pays Off

Seafood risotto may sound fancy, but it’s a home-cooked luxury — rich, creamy, and endlessly adaptable. Once you get the rhythm of adding broth and stirring, the dish becomes second nature. And with seafood, you don’t need much else to impress.

Pro tip: Always use warm broth and stir frequently — the texture is everything.

🦐 More Coastal Seafood Recipes

From cozy casseroles to zesty grilled fish and elegant seafood pastas, this collection of Seafood Recipes covers every ocean-inspired craving — whether you’re planning a dinner party or a quick weeknight win.

• 🐟 Classic Seafood Dish Recipes – Think pan-seared salmon with lemon dill and timeless coastal favorites.
• 🦞 Delicious Seafood Boil Recipes – Spicy, saucy boils packed with crab, shrimp, and corn. The ultimate feast.
• 🍝 Seafood Pasta Recipes – Elegant and indulgent, like shrimp linguine in a white wine sauce.
• 🍤 Shrimp Recipes – Versatile, fast, and flavor-packed; smoky grills to sizzling stir-fries
• 🐟 Salmon Recipes – Baking & grilling to bowls, pastas, and more — healthy, flavorful, and easy to make/
• 🦞 Seafood Casseroles – Bubbly, Buttery & Oven-Ready. Comfort food meets coastal flavor.
• 🥣 Flavorful Seafood Soups – Rich chowders, bisques, and broth-based favorites.
• 🍽️ Easy Seafood Dinner Recipes – Quick, delicious, easy recipes bring bold flavor with minimal prep and cleanup
• 🥗 Healthy Seafood Recipes – Light, fresh & packed with protein and omega-3s with bright, satisfying flavor
• 🍚 Risotto Recipes with Seafood – Creamy, silky rice dishes meet the richness of the sea.
• 🌊 Seafood Stews – Mediterranean, Latin to classic American, hearty stews with satisfying depth in your bowl.
• 🍝🧀 Seafood Lasagna – Lasagna meets the sea in these rich and satisfying delicious twist classic bakes.