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Beet Risotto
Enjoy a creamy beet risotto recipe made with roasted beets, arborio rice & goat cheese served with crispy fire-grilled chicken for an easy weeknight dinner
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 445 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
For Chicken
- 1 package Cooked Perfect® Fire Grilled Chicken Thighs
For Beet Risotto
- 8 oz beets cooked and peeled
- 2 cups arborio rice uncooked
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 6-7 cups Chicken Stock*
- 1 Medium onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 tablespoons parsley chopped
- 4 oz goat cheese crumbled
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- Salt Pepper to taste
Instructions
For Chicken
- Prepare chicken according to package instructions
Cup of Yum
For Beet Risotto
- Cut one beet into small sticks. Grate the rest. Set aside
- Heat a pot with the stock and keep it on low heat
- Heat olive oil on medium heat in large rimmed skillet
- Add onions and cook until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes
- Add the rice and mix well with the onions, garlic, and oil. Season with salt and pepper
- Add the beets pieces and the grated beet. Mix
- Pour in the wine and stir until the rice has absorbed the wine
- Add 2 ladles of the stock at a time. Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue mixing until almost all the stock has been absorbed
- Repeat this step 2 ladles at a time until the rice is creamy and has softened. Add the butter, parsley, and season with salt and pepper. Mix until combined
- Remove from the heat and crumble the goat cheese on top
To Serve
- Place the beet risotto on the bottom, serve the cooked chicken on top and garnish with any greens
- Enjoy
Notes
- *May substitute for vegetable stock
Nutrition Information
Calories
445kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
67g
(22%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
462mg
(19%)
Potassium
473mg
(14%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
380IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
5.8mg
(6%)
Calcium
51mg
(5%)
Iron
4.2mg
(23%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 445
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 445kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 67g | 22% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 462mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 473mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 380IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 5.8mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 51mg | 5% |
| Iron | 4.2mg | 23% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.