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Risotto with peas and saffron
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Risotto with peas and saffron

8 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

This is known as Risotto con i Pisellini e Zafferano in Italy.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

585
Calories
41g
Protein
16g
Fat
68g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
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 small onion
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 4 handfuls raw or cooked frozen peas
  • 340g/12oz arborio rice
  • up to 2 litres/3½ pints chicken or vegetable stock
  • a pinch of saffronsaffron
  • 4 tbsp freshly grated parmigiano reggiano
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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