Simple Mushroom Risotto
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5.0
9 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
375 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Italian
Simple Mushroom Risotto
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A simple, stress-free mushroom risotto, that requires no complicated techniques and still tastes authentic. Ready in less than 30 minutes, this is an ideal recipe for a midweek dinner.
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Ingredients
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic crushed, grated or finely chopped
- 4 large flat mushrooms approx. 300g / 10½oz, chopped roughly
- 20 g butter
- 1 litre hot vegetable stock (or chicken stock if you don’t need this to be veggie), from a cube is fine
- 10 g dried mushrooms
- 300 g risotto rice
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons parsley chopped
- Grated parmesan to serve (or vegetarian parmesan-style cheese, if you need this to be veggie)
- Green salad to serve (optional)
Instructions
- Fry the chopped onions in 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large wide saucepan (lid on) over a gentle heat for 5 minutes until the onions are softened but not brown. Add a clove of garlic and the butter and cook for 1 more minute. Then add the chopped mushrooms, turn up the heat a little and cook for a further 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile make up your vegetable stock using 1 vegetable stock cube and 1 litre of boiling water. Add the dried mushrooms to this mixture and stir thoroughly – set aside to allow the mushrooms to rehydrate and infuse the stock.
- When the mushrooms are ready, stir in the risotto rice and cook for 1 minute, before adding in all of the stock, together with the dried mushrooms and some salt and pepper.
- Turn the heat right down, but leave the lid off. Cook the risotto until almost all the stock has been absorbed (roughly 20 minutes). By this time the rice should be ‘al dente’ – that is, it should be mostly cooked, but with a little bit of bite. Do remember to give the risotto a good stir from time to time, while it is cooking.
- Stir in the parsley and serve sprinkled with parmesan. Add a side salad and some crusty French bread if you wish.
Notes
- Suitable for freezing.
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
375kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
68g
(23%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
11mg
(4%)
Sodium
48mg
(2%)
Potassium
460mg
(13%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
295IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
18mg
(2%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 375 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 375kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 68g | 23% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 48mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 460mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 295IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5.0
9 reviews
Excellent
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