How To Make Spinach Risotto
Simmered in white wine and broth, this spinach risotto makes a filling and flavorfully healthy dish! Whip up a warm serving in less than an hour.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 5tbspbutter,divded
- 1cuponion,chopped
- 2garlic cloves,minced
- ½tspItalian seasoning,(dried herbs such as basil and thyme)
- â…›tspground nutmeg
- 2cupsrisotto rice,such as Arborio, carnaroli, vialone nano
- ½cupwhite wine
- 5cupschicken stock,or vegetable stock
- ¾cupparmesan cheese,shredded
- 8ozbaby spinach,finely chopped
- 1tsplemon zest
- 1tsplemon juice
- ½tspblack pepper
- ½tspsalt,more to taste
Instructions
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Heat the stock in a medium-sized saucepan until steamy, lower the heat, and keep warm.
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Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a wide saucepan on medium to medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until translucent.
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Add the garlic, Italian seasoning, and nutmeg, and cook half a minute more. Add the rice and toss to coat with the butter and onions. Let cook for about 2 to 3 minutes until the grains are translucent around the edges and beginning to color.
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Add the white wine and stir it into the rice. Simmer and stir until the wine is almost completely boiled away or absorbed by the rice.
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Begin to add the broth, a ladleful, of about ½ a cup, at a time. After each addition of broth, stir the rice and do not add another ladleful until the liquid in the pot has been almost all absorbed by the rice.
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When the broth is almost used up, taste the risotto and add more seasonings if needed. The risotto is ready when it is al dente, cooked through but still a little chewy to the bite, not mushy.
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Finish by stirring in the remaining tablespoon of butter, the grated Parmesan, the chopped spinach, the lemon zest, and lemon juice. Add a little more broth to loosen the risotto. Taste for salt and add salt and pepper to taste.
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Serve immediately, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 753.08kcal
- Fat:Â 26.08g
- Saturated Fat:Â 14.89g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.58g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 7.77g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.60g
- Carbohydrates:Â 96.42g
- Fiber:Â 2.17g
- Sugar:Â 7.26g
- Protein:Â 26.37g
- Cholesterol:Â 66.12mg
- Sodium:Â 1154.59mg
- Calcium:Â 427.88mg
- Potassium:Â 838.68mg
- Iron:Â 3.57mg
- Vitamin A: 448.40µg
- Vitamin C:Â 21.16mg
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