Easy Mushroom Risotto Recipe

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by Renae Chiovaro on March 11, 2011

This week I ventured into making risotto. It is relatively easy just a little time consuming. Risotto is basically a creamy rice dish which is slow cooked.

Mushroom Risotto

2 Cups Sliced Mushrooms
1/2 Cup Chopped Onion
2 Cloves Garlic, pressed or minced
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Cup Long Grain Rice
3 Cups Chicken Broth

In a large saucepan heat olive oil. Cook onions, mushrooms and garlic until tender. Add in uncooked rice. Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes or until rice is golden brown.

In another saucepan, heat chicken broth until simmer. After the rice is browned add 1 cup of chicken broth to rice mixture. Stir constantly over medium heat until liquid is absorbed.

Add another 1/2 cup of broth and stir constantly until liquid absorbed. Keep cooking and adding 1/2 cup of broth at a time until the 3 cups of broth is used. It takes about 15 minutes to do this.

The rice should become creamy and tender.

Tips

If you don’t like mushrooms, you can substitute other vegetables.
If you don’t have chicken broth, use vegetable broth. I also used a bit of water since I didn’t have 3 cups of chicken broth on hand.

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Renae is a married working mom of two handsome boys. She works as a registered dental hygienist by day and blogs here at How to Have it All by night. She enjoys cooking from scratch, working in her vegetable garden and functional training.