Name: Risi e Bisi with Ham and Parmesan Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 6 tbsp butter; 1 onion; 1 rib celery; 1 large clove garlic; ½ cup dry white wine; 2 qt low sodium chicken broth; 1½ cups rice; 2 tbsp Fresh Parsley; 1¾ tsp salt; 2 cups frozen petite peas; ¼ lb piece deli ham; ¾ cup parmesan; ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper

Risi e Bisi with Ham and Parmesan Recipe

How To Make Risi e Bisi with Ham and Parmesan

Risi e bisi, or rice and peas, is a thick Italian soup primarily composed of rice and peas. This recipe takes it a step further with some parmesan and ham.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 40 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

6tbspbutter
1onion
1rib celery
1largeclove garlic
½cupdry white wine
2qtlow sodium chicken broth,canned, or homemade stock
1½cupsrice
2tbspfresh parsley,chopped
1¾tspsalt
2cupsfrozen petite peas
¼lbpiece deli ham
¾cupparmesan,grated
½tspfresh ground black pepper

Instructions

In a large pot, melt the butter over moderately low heat
Add the onion, celery and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables start to soften.
Add the wine and boil for about 5 minutes until it almost evaporates.
Add the broth and bring to a boil
Boil for about 20 minutes until the liquid is reduced to approximately 7 cups.
Add the rice, parsley and salt and cook at a low boil for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the rice is just tender.
Stir in the peas, ham, Parmesan and pepper