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Best Veggie Vegan Risotto
This easy vegan risotto recipe cooks up perfectly creamy and delicious! It’s loaded with lots of veggies for an easy dinner recipe everyone will love.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 284 kcal
Course:
Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons of olive oil (optional-- for sauteing, you can use water)
- 2 cups of sliced fresh mushrooms
- ½ cup of chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup of uncooked Arborio rice
- 3 cups of vegetable broth
- ¾ cup of bite-size asparagus pieces
- ¾ cup of seeded and diced tomato
- ¼ cup of shredded carrot
- 3 Tablespoons of snipped fresh basil
Instructions
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, heat the oil. Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic and cook until onion is tender.
- Add rice. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes more until rice is golden brown.
- Meanwhile, in another saucepan, bring broth to a boil; reduce heat and simmer. Slowly add 1 cup of the broth to the rice mixture, stirring constantly.
- Continue to cook and stir over medium heat until the liquid is absorbed. Add another 1/2 cup broth and the asparagus to the rice mixture, stirring constantly. Continue to cook and stir until liquid is absorbed. Add another 1 cup broth,1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly until the broth has been absorbed. (This should take about 15 minutes.)
- Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup broth, tomato, and carrot. Cook and stir until rice is slightly creamy and just tender. Stir in basil. Serve immediately.
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Notes
- Get the right rice: it really all starts with the rice. You simply can’t make true risotto without arborio rice. The high starch content it releases into the pot is what gives risotto a creamy texture.
- Stirring: It’s not necessary to stir constantly the entire time it cooks, but it does need a lot of attention and frequent stirring.
- Add broth slowly: Follow the instructions and add the water in small amounts and allow it to fully absorb into the rice before adding more.
Nutrition Information
Calories
284kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
49g
(16%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Sodium
717mg
(30%)
Potassium
373mg
(11%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
2214IU
(44%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
24mg
(2%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 284
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 284kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 49g | 16% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Sodium | 717mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 373mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 2214IU | 44% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.