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Spelt risotto with wild mushrooms
Photo: Andrew Ridley

Spelt risotto with wild mushrooms

13 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes
Spelt risotto with wild mushrooms

Spelt makes a good alternative grain to use in risotto, especially when you want a more robust, autumn feel

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

706
Calories
47g
Protein
37g
Fat
47g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Banana 1 medium (118g) 105
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Spelt 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 banana shallots or 4 shallots
  • olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves , sliced
  • good handful thyme
  • 200g pearled spelt
  • 150g wild mushrooms such as girolles or a mixture of cultivated mushrooms
  • 70g cubetti di pancetta or cut up a whole piece
  • 200ml white wine
  • 1l chicken or vegetable stock , heated to simmering
  • 25g butter
  • handful flat-leaf parsley , chopped
  • a lump parmesan , for grating and shaving
  • 1 lemon , halved

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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