Mushrooms & Chive Risotto swirled with Garlic Butter

Name: Mushrooms & Chive Risotto swirled with Garlic Butter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp Vegetable Better than Bouillon©; 4 cup Water; 2 tsp Olive Oil; 1/4 lb. Button Mushrooms, cleaned & thinly sliced vertically; Salt; pepper; 1 yellow onion , halved & diced; 1/2 Tbsp Butter; 1 clove Garlic, minced; 3/4 cup Arborio rice; 1/4 lb. grape tomatoes, halved; Chives, minced; 2 Tbsp Garlic-Herb Butter; 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese; 1 tsp Red Chili Flakes, crushed

5 steps

Prep:5minCook:40min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:58:37 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories552.2 kcal (28%)

Total Fat20.6 g (29%)

Carbs71.8 g (28%)

Sugars4.4 g (5%)

Protein11.3 g (23%)

Sodium2964.3 mg (148%)

Fiber3.4 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

2 Tbspvegetable base

4 cupwater

2 tspolive oil

0.25 lbbutton mushrooms

cleaned & thinly sliced vertically

½ Tbspbutter

¾ cuparborio rice

0.25 lbgrape tomatoes

halved

chives

minced

2 Tbspgarlic-herb butter

¼ cupparmesan cheese

1 tspred chili flakes

crushed

Instructions

Step 1

In med. pot, bring water combined with Better than Bouillon©; reduce to low simmer. Turn off heat & cover. (Leave on stove to use in rice later.)

Step 2

In lg. pan over med.-high, drizzle 1t olive oil & add mushrooms; season with salt & pepper. Sauté (5-7 min.) until brown & slightly crispy, stirring occasionally. Turn off heat & transfer to plate; wipe out pan.

Step 3

Again, drizzle with 1 t olive oil over med.; cook onion (2-4 min.) until softened & light brown. Add garlic, rice, ½T butter, Cook (2-3 min.), stirring, until garlic is fragrant & rice is translucent. Season with salt & pepper.

Step 4

Add ½C stock to rice; stir until mostly absorbed. Repeat ½C at a time (25-30 min.) until rice is al dente and creamy. Season generously with salt & pepper. (If risotto becomes too thick, add a splash more stock or water.)

Step 5

Once done, stir tomatoes, mushrooms, half of cheese, half of chives & garlic-herb butter into risotto. Cook (2-3 min.) until tomatoes are softened; remove from heat & add red pepper flakes. Top with remaining chives & cheese, Serve sprinkled with red pepper flakes.