Asparagus Risotto

Baby Kato's Note:

This was one of my dad's recipes. You can always freeze unused parts of the asparagus for soup or stir frys. This is a quick and easy risotto to make. No fuss no muss you make it in the microwave in one dish. Very, very tasty. I hope you enjoy this dish as much as we do.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 onion, medium, chopped
• 1/4 lb mushroom, sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups arborio rice, italian risotto rice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon white pepper
• 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 lb asparagus, fresh
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, ground

Directions:

1. Using a 3 quart dish, combine onion, mushrooms, oil and butter.
2. Cover and place in microwave on high for 5 minutes.
3. Stir in rice, broth, wine and turmeric.
4. Cover again and microwave on high for 15 minutes.
5. Cut asparagus into 1 inch pieces.
6. Next, stir rice mixture and microwave on high uncovered for 10 minutes.
7. Now with a fork toss the asparagus into the rice.
8. Cover and microwave on high for 5 minutes more.
9. Remove the rice from the microwave and let stand (covered), for 5 minutes.
10. Stir in the parmesan cheese with fork and season with salt and pepper.
11. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Ck2plz]

I liked this but it needs more flavor for me. Maybe sneak some garlic in somewhere. I would also recommend cooking the asparagus for two minutes so it is not mushy. I love the ease of this recipe. Wente to the Market 4/2011.

[Annacia]

This was the perfect side for lemon herb chicken breasts. The arborio came out fluffy and tender but not mushy. I used the veggie broth. This recipe could easily be the star of the table, it has wonderful flavor and the asparagus was cooked beautifully. What a treat! The parm is a must in my opinion. I didn't have any mushrooms but they will be added the next time I make this. :D

[Boomette]

I love this risotto because it's made in the microwave. I used only 2 tbs of olive oil, no butter. I used 1 large red onion, 1/2 lb mushroom. And to reduce the fat, I omitted the parmesan. Thanks Baby Kato. I loved it. Made for Market tag.