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Risotto with Spring Vegetables
Photo: Stephanie Studer

Risotto with Spring Vegetables

11 ingredients Serves 6. openrecipes
Risotto with Spring Vegetables

This simple risotto showcases the flavor of fresh peas and slender asparagus, two harbingers of spring. The rice can act as a backdrop to nearly any vegetable, from sautéed artichoke hearts to roasted winter squash to earthy wild mushrooms. Cook the vegetable partway before stirring it into the nearly finished risotto to complete the cooking.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

869
Calories
51g
Protein
39g
Fat
74g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 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

  • 1 Tbs. sea salt, plus more, to taste
  • 1 lb. slender asparagus, tough ends removed and asparagus cut into 2-inch lengths
  • 7 to 8 cups chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 leek, white and light green portions, halved lengthwise, sliced and rinsed well
  • 3 cups Arborio or Carnaroli rice
  • 1 cup dry white wine, at room temperature
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen shelled English peas
  • 1 Tbs. unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
  • Freshly ground pepper, to taste

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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