This Cheesy, Baked Arancini Recipe Is Surprisingly Healthy

Is there anything better than being out at the pub and realising they have arancini on the menu? I don’t think so.

But what happens if you’re cosied up at home, and a craving for cheesy arancini kicks in? Well, thankfully, it’s actually surprisingly easy to make. Allow us to help you out.

Jamie Milne of Instagram and TikTok account @Everything_Delish shared this delicious recipe for baked arancini, and it looks pretty damn simple.

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Jamie shared the full recipe to create these arancini on Instagram. Thank you, Jamie! We’ve also added a tomato dipping sauce that you might like to have with your cheesy rice balls, too.

Easy baked arancini recipe

What you’ll need to make baked arancini:

For the arancini

• 2 cups Arborio rice
• 5 cups chicken stock
• 1 block Gruyere cheese or mozzarella, diced into cubes
• 1/2 cup Parmesan, grated
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 4 eggs, divided in two and beaten
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
• Salt + pepper
• Cooking spray

For the tomato dipping sauce

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• Juice of half a lemon
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions for baked arancini:

1. Bring five cups of chicken stock to a boil. Rinse your rice until the water runs clear, and add to a pot. Slowly add a ladle-full of the hot stock to the rice, stirring until it’s absorbed. Repeat until the rice is fully cooked, but not mushy.
2. Place the rice in a bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius and line a baking dish with baking paper.
4. Remove rice from the fridge and place in a large mixing bowl. Add in 2 beaten eggs, salt and pepper, 1/2 cup parmesan cheese and chopped parsley. Mix well.
5. Take 1-2 tbsp of the rice mixture and form a ball. Using two fingers, press down in the centre and add 1-2 cubes of cheese. Pinch the rice around the cheese to enclose.
6. Place the ball into the second egg mixture to coat, followed by flour and bread crumbs. Place on a baking tray. Repeat until all the rice mixture has been used.
7. Spray the arancini balls with cooking spray and place in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until the balls are golden brown.
8. While the arancini are in the oven, make your sauce by heating olive oil in a medium saucepan and sauté your onion until soft.
9. Add garlic and cook for one minute, then add the remaining ingredients and stir well.
10. Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer, cooking until thickened slightly
11. Remove the arancini from the oven and season with freshly grated parmesan, salt and pepper and serve with your sauce!

Hot tip: The cheese inside the arancini might be pretty hot, so allow it to cool, especially if you’re serving it to kids!

Hands up if you’re going to be trying out this arancini recipe for yourself at home. All of you? Thought so.

This article has been updated since its original publish date.