Vegetable Risotto

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Vegetable Risotto

Serves: 4

Difficulty level: Easy

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
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Nutrition Per Recipe                    kcal/g/mg

Energy 346 kcal
Protein 10 g
Fat Total 4.1 g
Saturated 0.6 g
Carbohydrates 65.1 g
Sugars 2.9 g
Dietary Fibre 3.4 g
Sodium 398 mg
Vitamin C 4.2 mg
Calcium 12.4 mg
Iron 0.7 mg
INGREDIENTS
3 courgettes (zucchini) finely chopped
1 ½ cups vegetable stock
1 cup peas
1 tablespoon of nutritional yeast (yeast flakes) – optional
1 ½ cups (uncooked) arborio rice
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves of garlic
1 small onion chopped
 
 
 
 
DIRECTIONS
  1.   Heat a pan to a medium heat.
  2. Cook garlic and onion for 5 minutes or until soft.
  3. Add the rice and half of the stock.
  4. Cook until the liquid has evaporated (about 10 minutes).
  5. Stir occasionally.
  6. Add the rest of the stock and cook a further 5 minutes.
  7. Add the courgettes and peas and cook another 5 minutes.
  8. Keep stirring until rice is soft but a bit saucy.
  9. Add nutritional yeast if using. Season with black pepper.
  10. Serve immediately.

Option: You could add parmesan cheese (1/4 cup).

 


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