Do

1. Place prepared pumpkin and chicken onto a paper lined tray and drizzle with EVOO and season with salt flakes and cracked black pepper.

2. Roast for 30 minutes in the oven at 180°C.

3. Place parmesan into Thermomix bowl and mill 8 sec/speed 8. Remove from bowl and set aside.

4. Place garlic, shallots and 20g EVOO into the Thermomix bowl and chop 3 sec/speed 4. Scrape down sides of bowl and saute 3 min/Varoma/speed 1.

5. Add rice and white wine and saute 2 min/Varoma/Reverse/speed 1.5. (Not rocket science here folks, find a spot between speed 1 and speed 2 and call it speed 1.5!!)

6. Add stock, and another pinch of salt and cook 16 min/100ºC/Reverse/speed 1.5. Add roasted pumpkin and chicken and cook 6 min/100°C/Reverse/speed 1.5.

7. Add a splash of cream if using and stir through 3 sec/Reverse/speed 1.5.

8. Serve immediately with the grated parmesan and fresh thyme sprigs.