5 from 6 votes
Risotto Recipe
This classic Risotto Recipe is simple yet delicious. Made with chicken broth, white wine, and Parmesan cheese, you can easily stir up a batch, whenever you're in the mood, in 30 minutes or less.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
4
servings (1 cup each)
Calories:
357 kcal
Course:
Side Dish, Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian, American
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 small onion thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
- 1 teaspoon parsley or 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley, dried
- 1 cup arborio rice uncooked (see note 1)
- 1/2 cup white wine see note 2, dry
- 3 cups chicken broth warmed
- 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese or shredded, freshly grated
- salt freshly ground
- black pepper freshly ground
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, heat butter and olive oil until shimmering. Add onion and parsley and cook until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in rice and cook, stirring frequently, until rice is translucent at the edges, about 3 minutes. Stir in wine until absorbed, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes.
- Add 1 cup of warmed broth, stirring constantly, until broth is absorbed, about 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in a second cup of broth until absorbed, stirring constantly, about 5 to 7 minutes longer.
- Stir in remaining 1 cup broth until rice is tender and the mixture is creamy, stirring frequently, about 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in cheese and season to taste with salt and pepper (I like 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper).
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Notes
- Choose a dry variety such as Chardonnay. Or, omit the wine and use
- chicken broth
- instead.
- Arborio rice: This short-grain rice has a high starch content and cooks up chewier and creamier compared to other rice. It is named for the town of Aborio in the Piedmont region of Italy and is primarily used for making risotto recipes.
- White wine: Choose a dry variety such as Chardonnay. Or, omit the wine and use chicken broth instead.
- Yield: This recipe makes about 4 cups Risotto, enough for 4 (1-cup) side-dish servings, or 2 (2-cup) main-dish servings.
- Storage: Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cup
Calories
357kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
44g
(15%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Trans Fat
0.1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
898mg
(37%)
Potassium
128mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
200IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
125mg
(13%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings (1 cup each)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 357
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 357kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 44g | 15% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 898mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 128mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 200IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 125mg | 13% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.