Risotto With Beans & Veggies
- 3 cups mushroom broth or 3 cups vegetable broth or 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms (shitake or button)
- 12 cup chopped onion (1 med)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup arborio rice
- 1 cup finely chopped zucchini
- 1 cup finely chopped carrot
- 1 (15 ounce) can white kidney beans (cannellini) or 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and rained
- 12 cup grated parmesan cheese (2 oz)
- in a med saucepan bring broth to boiling; reduce heat and simmer until needed.
- Meanwhile, in a large saucepan cook mushrooms, onion and garlic in hot oil over med heat about 5 min or until onion is tender.
- Add uncooked rice.
- Cook and stir about 5 min or until rice is golden brown.
- Slowly add 1 cup of broth to the rice mixture, stirring constantly.
- Continue to cook and stir until liquid is absorbed.
- Add another 1/2 cup broth the zucchini, and carrots to the rice mixture, stirring constantly.
- Continue to cook and stir until liquid is absorbed.
- Add another 1 cup of the broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly until the broth is absorbed (about 20 min).
- Stir the remaining 1/2 cup broth into the rice.
- Cook and stir until rice is slightly creamy and just tender.
- Stir in white kidney beans and parmesan cheese.
- Heat through.
mushroom broth, mushrooms, onion, garlic, olive oil, arborio rice, zucchini, carrot, white kidney beans, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/risotto-with-beans-veggies-325200 (may not work)