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Recipe Renovation: Parmesan-Pea Risotto

Total Time
43 min
Prep
18 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Moderate
Our rich, creamy risotto is a natural for "Italian Classics" week; you'll love it for dinner accompanied by a salad.
Ingredients

olive oil

2 tsp

uncooked onion(s)

1 medium, chopped

garlic clove(s)

2 medium clove(s), minced

uncooked arborio rice

1½ cup(s)

fat free chicken broth

5 cup(s), reduced-sodium variety

bay leaf

2 leaf/leaves

frozen green peas

1 cup(s), thawed

fresh parsley

¼ cup(s), fresh, chopped

grated Parmesan cheese

4 Tbsp

reduced-calorie margarine

2 Tbsp

table salt

⅛ tsp, or to taste

black pepper

⅛ tsp, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Add rice and cook until translucent, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes.
  2. Add 1/2 cup of broth and bay leaves and simmer until liquid is absorbed, stirring constantly. Add remaining chicken broth, 1/2 cup at a time, waiting until liquid is absorbed before adding the next 1/2 cup (our risotto takes about 20 minutes to cook from the time the first liquid is added).
  3. Remove bay leaves, fold in peas and cook until hot, about 1 minute. Remove from heat; fold in parsley, Parmesan cheese and margarine. Season to taste with salt and pepper and spoon risotto into shallow bowls; serve hot. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving.

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