Ham, Zucchini & Pumpkin Risotto

"This dish is very tasty, easy to make and is always enjoyed in our home."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a large saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-low heat.
  • Add onion and garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes until onion has softened.
  • Add the wine and cook until the liquid is reduced by half.
  • This should take 3-5 minutes.
  • Add rice, salt pepper and ham and stir to coat evenly.
  • Add 2 cups of stock and stir over medium heat until absorbed.
  • This should take 5-6 minutes.
  • Stir in pumpkin and zucchini.
  • Continue to add as much stock as needed, 1 cup at a time, stirring until rice is creamy and tender but still firm in the centre.
  • This should take 15-18 minutes from the time you add first stock.
  • Remove from heat and stir in remaining 1 tablespoon of butter, basil and parmesan cheese.

Questions & Replies

  1. Is the pumpkin or butternut cooked first?
     
  2. If I substitute chicken breast for ham, would I need to cook chicken first?
     
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Reviews

  1. wow this looks amazing. thx for the receipt. one favor, is there any possibility if you guys mention Food Energy (kcal/fat/protein/carbo)? Thanks
     
  2. Costa Rica has some awesome pumpkins, I don't even know the names of them. But, they are sooooo good! I found this recipe while searching for something savory to make with a pumpkin I just picked up at the Feria (farmers market). Y.U.M.M.Y.!!! The pumpkin was a great complement to the salty ham - and what can you say about the creamy goodness of Arborio rice slowly cooked in white wine and broth??? The bright colors of the vegetables made this a beautiful dish to serve. This was absolutely dreamy, thank you, Sandra, for posting! I'll definitely make this again!
     
  3. So good and filling! And talk about easy. However I didn't have any dry white wine and substituted a 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar which went very well. Can't wait to make this again.
     
  4. Delicious and easy! Lots of stirring time but still simple to make. Only change I made was to toast the rice in the butter first, then add the wine. Toasting the rice heats up the grain’s exterior (toast until the rice is hot to the touch and the color should remain pearly white, not turn brown) and helps the rice to absorb the liquids slowly with becoming soggy.
     
  5. This was sssoooo good. Becareful that you don't over cook, it could turn into mush.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Only change I made was to toast the rice in the butter first, then add the wine. Toasting the rice heats up the grain’s exterior (toast until the rice is hot to the touch and the color should remain pearly white, not turn brown) and helps the rice to absorb the liquids slowly with becoming soggy.
     

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I'm a stay at home Mom with 3 children ages 3, almost 2 and 3 months. I love motherhood and think it's the most rewarding job I've ever had. Possibly the hardest too....! I was lucky enough to meet the perfect man so have been blessed with a happy life so far. I don't get much 'me' time these days so when I do, I usually head straight to the computer. I was diagnosed a coeliac some 5-6 years ago and have been restricted to eating a gluten free diet.
 
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