Herb & Parmesan risotto: what it costs at each supermarket

Name: Herb & Parmesan risotto
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1500 ml vegetable stock; 50 g butter; 1 onion; 300 g risotto rice; 100 ml white wine; 50 g parmesan; 30 ml olive oil; 2 chive; 15 ml balsamic vinegar

4 servings 50 mins 496 cal

£9.80 at Sainsbury's for 4 servings

£2.45 a serving, the cheapest of 5 supermarkets

Prices checked 6 November 2026 on each supermarket's website. Updated every night.

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Price at each supermarket

Sainsbury's Cheapest £9.80 £2.45 a serving
Tesco £10.06 £2.52 a serving
Asda £11.30 £2.83 a serving
Waitrose £11.75 £2.94 a serving
Ocado £17.20 £4.30 a serving

What you pay at the till for every pack the recipe needs for 4 servings, staples like oil, salt, dried herbs and stock left out. You'll have some of it left for another day.

What you'd buy at Sainsbury's

Butter Stork Vegan Baking Block 250g £1.40
Chive 2 × Sainsbury's Bunched Chives 20g £1.20
Onion Sainsbury's Diced Onions, Inspired to Cook 200g £0.60
Parmesan Sainsbury's Fresh Grated Parmigiano Cheese 60g £2.30
Risotto rice Gallo Easy Cook Risotto 500g £2.00
White wine Sainsbury's House Pinot Grigio White Wine (Small bottle) 18.7cl £2.30

Ingredients

Vegetable stock 1500 ml
Butter 50 g
Onion 1
Risotto rice 300 g
White wine 100 ml
Parmesan 50 g
Olive oil 30 ml
Chive 2
Balsamic vinegar 15 ml

Recipe and method by BBC Good Food. zesd only prices it: follow the method on the original page.

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