Italian Flag Risotto
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 1⁄2 cups dry arborio rice
- 4 -5 cups hot chicken stock
- 1 (12 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 large red pepper, chopped
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1 lb medium raw shrimp, shelled and deveined
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
- 1 cup fresh grated romano cheese or 1 cup parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
directions
- Heat butter and olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add mushrooms and sauté until golden.
- Add onion, garlic, and red pepper sauté until translucent.
- Add rice and sauté until grains are toasted.
- Break up spinach into pan, stir.
- Season with salt and pepper
- Begin adding stock 2 ladles at a time and stir continually, let stock get absorbed before adding more.
- Continue adding stock in this manner until rice is al dente.
- (It will appear as if there are too many veggies compared to rice, it will work though).
- Add shrimp and cover until shrimp is pink.
- Add cheese and nutmeg.
- Check for salt and pepper, adjust to taste.
- It should be creamy in texture.
- serve and enjoy!
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