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Risotto with Crab and Lemon
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Risotto with Crab and Lemon

9 ingredients Serves 4. openrecipes
Risotto with Crab and Lemon

Lemon zest and juice add a bright note to this risotto, which is laced with sweet crabmeat. Be sure to zest the lemons first and then juice them.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

648
Calories
37g
Protein
29g
Fat
59g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 2 green onions, white and light green portions minced and dark green tops reserved
  • 3 cups water
  • 2 Tbs. olive oil
  • 2 cups Arborio rice
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 lb. fresh lump crabmeat, picked over for shell fragments
  • Finely grated zest and juice of 2 lemons
  • 1 Tbs. unsalted butter

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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