Tuna Chilli Risotto (Low Fat)

Submitted by Ninna

"I use stock to sauté the onions because my DH cannot have fat in his diet - it works very well, maybe it is just a little quicker to soften if oil is used. UPDATE - As my DH is no longer on a fat free diet, I now use extra virgin olive oil instead of the stock to saute the onion/leek and rice."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups arborio rice
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 370 g canned tuna, slices in spring water
• 1 onion, chopped finely (or 1 leek)
• 1⁄4 cup stock, extra (I now use 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil)
• 1 -2 teaspoon chili, minced
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 3⁄4 cup frozen peas
• parmesan cheese, so serve on the side (optional)

directions

1. Sauté onion or leek in pan with the extra stock (or olive oil) add chilli and rice and cook 1-2 minutes.
2. Using a medium size saucepan bring stock to the boil, then reduce heat and allow to simmer.
3. Add 1 cup of the simmering stock to the rice, onion mixture and stir until stock has been absorbed; continue adding stock, a cup at a time and stirring frequently.
4. Add peas, tuna and lemon juice & zest and stir into risotto, cook another minute or two to heat through.
5. Serve parmesan on the side.

Reviews

[Baz231]

Delicious! Had very little in the pantry except for a tin of tuna and felt like risotto. Found this recipe, had all the ingredients and went for it. I didn't use the extra stock to do the onions - I prefer to cook them in a tablespoon of olive oil for a bit, then add the rice and chili, as per the recipe. I then added a half cup of white wine, reduced it and went from there as normal. Thanks for posting - we really enjoyed it, (and have continued to enjoy it with the leftovers.)

 

[JiliBean]

This was very good. I did make many changes...I had leftover rice that I used in place of the arborio, and I omitted the chili because I didn't have any on hand. Everyone in my family ate it up and that doesn't happen often! Thanks Ninna, I will be making this again!