Pasta and Grains: Grain Dishes: Bell Pepper and Mushroom Risotto

Try this quick and easy creamy risotto with bell pepper, mushrooms and Italian Arborio rice.

Author: Fresh Finesse
Date: February 21, 2012

Serves: 6 person(s)
Yield: 6 x approx. 1 cup servings

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

3 cup chicken or vegetable stock
1 cup white wine
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 leek, sliced
1 green bell pepper, deseeded and chopped
8 3/4 oz mushrooms, sliced
1 Tbsp oil
1 cup Arborio rice
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

In a saucepan, bring chicken stock and white wine to a boil. Meanwhile, spray a frying pan with cooking spray, and heat. Fry garlic, leek, bell pepper, and mushrooms for 2 minutes. Remove from pan.

Heat the oil in the same pan. Add rice. Fry for 3 minutes. Add approximately half a cup of stock mixture to rice. Stir until absorbed. Continue to add in a cup at a time until all liquid is absorbed.

Gently stir in mushroom and leek mixture. Stir in Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley. Serve immediately.