Healthier Risotto

Submitted by Alex Jordan

"My take on Risotto. It's cobbled together from some recipes on this site with a few ingredients changed to make it somewhat more health-conscious."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups arborio rice
• 1⁄2 sweet onion (diced)
• 1⁄2 cup sweet peas
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 cup white wine (preferably with lemon)
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 3 cups water
• 1⁄2 cup half-and-half
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese (grated)

directions

1. Combine water and vegetable stock. Heat to boiling and then reduce to a simmer.
2. Melt butter in a large frying pan over Medium heat. Add chopped onion and peas and stir until both soften, about 2-3 minutes.
3. Add rice to the pan. Stir vigorously to coat rice in remaining butter, about 2-3 minutes.
4. Add white wine and stir until the rice absorbs all the wine.
5. Increase stovetop heat to Medium-High. Add 1 cup of the simmering water/vegetable stock mix and stir until the stock has been absorbed. Keep repeating this process, one cup at a time, until the rice has enlarged and absorbed all 5 cups of stock.
6. Add half and half and parmesan cheese and stir until the rice mix reaches a creamy consistency.
7. Add salt, pepper, and parsley to taste, and serve hot.