Garden Vegetable Risotto Recipe
Recipe
Fresh vegetables from your garden are bursting with flavor in this risotto recipe. This is a colorful easy-to-make vegetarian recipe that tastes delicious.
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Cuisine
Italian
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| 4 | Dinner | Vegetarian | Cook’s Delight® Organic Vegetable Base VG-939 |
Ingredients
- 6 cups water
- 3/4 cups fresh green beans trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 small zucchini coarsely chopped
- 1 small yellow summer squash coarsely chopped
- 5 tsp Cook's Delight® Vegetable Base
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 -1/2 cups uncooked short grain Aborio rice
- 1/2 cup sliced green onions
- 1 tsp Mrs. Dash seasoning
- 3 Roma tomatoes coarsely chopped
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
- 1/2 cup Asiago shredded cheese
- 4 bread bowls -optional
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Cook’s Delight® Organic Vegetable Soup Base
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Step by Step Instructions
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Step 1
Bring 1 cup water to a boil in 2 quart saucepan over high heat. Add green beans. Return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer beans for 6 minutes.
Step 2
Add zucchini and yellow squash to the saucepan with beans. Simmer until vegetables are crisp, about 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Step 3
Boil 5 cups of water and add 5 tsp of Cook's Delight® Vegetable Base to make vegetable broth. Reduce heat and keep broth simmering.
Step 4
Heat oil in large saucepan (3 quart) over medium heat until hot.
Step 5
Add rice and green onions and cook while stirring for 2 minutes.
Step 6
Pour in 1 cup of hot vegetable broth. Add Mrs. Dash seasoning and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low.
Step 7
Cook while stirring until most of liquid is absorbed. Add 1/2 cup more of vegetable broth and repeat stirring until most of liquid is absorbed. Continue adding 1/2 cup of vegetable broth until rice is tender and creamy but still slight firm in center.
Step 8
Add the cooked vegetables, tomato and basil. Stir until heated through, about 2-3 minutes.
Step 9
Add cheese and stir to incorporate.
Step 10
Serve. For a fun addition, put warm risotto in bread bowls.
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