Wild mushroom and sausage risotto
7
Points®
Total time: 40 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 25 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Risotto is a cozy meal bursting with flavor that will truly impress anyone. Hailed from northern Italy, the rice dish is cooked with broth—and wine!—to create a creamy consistency. Our recipe uses canned chicken broth, but feel free to try substituting vegetable broth instead. The wild mushrooms add an earthy flavor that's irresistible. To add a bit of freshness and even more veggies to the risotto, stir in a few handfuls of baby spinach during the last minute of cooking time. After 15 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes cooking, you'll have six hearty servings of this tasty meal.
Ingredients
Canned chicken broth
32 oz
Sun-dried tomato chicken sausage
8 oz
Olive oil
2 tsp
Uncooked onion(s)
1 medium
Garlic
1 large clove(s)
Fresh mushroom(s)
4 oz
Fresh thyme
2 tsp
Uncooked arborio rice
1 cup(s)
White wine
0.333 cup(s)
Grated Parmesan cheese
4 Tbsp
Black pepper
0.25 tsp
Instructions
1
Bring broth to boil in medium saucepan. Reduce heat and keep at simmer.
2
Meanwhile, heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onion, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, 8–9 minutes. Add mushrooms and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Stir in rice; reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Add wine and cook, stirring constantly, until liquid is absorbed, about 1 minute.
3
Add broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring until broth is absorbed before adding more. Cook just until rice is tender, 18–20 minutes (you may have up to a cup of broth left over). Remove saucepan from heat and stir in 2 tablespoons Parmesan and the pepper. Spoon risotto evenly into 6 shallow bowls and sprinkle evenly with remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan. Serve at once.
4
Serving size: 2/3 cup risotto and 1 teaspoon Parmesan
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