COURGETTE & LEMON RISOTTO

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An easy vegetarian one-pot risotto - simply stir in your seasonal veg, simmer and enjoy

Provided by Chelsie Collins

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

50g butter
1 onion, finely chopped
1 large garlic clove, crushed
180g risotto rice
1 vegetable stock cube
zest and juice 1 lemon
2 lemon thyme sprigs
250g courgette, diced
50g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), grated
2 tbsp crème fraîche

Steps:

Melt the butter in a deep frying pan. Add the onion and fry gently until softened for about 8 mins, then add the garlic and stir for 1 min. Stir in the rice to coat it in the buttery onions and garlic for 1-2 mins.
Dissolve the stock cube in 1 litre of boiling water, then add a ladle of the stock to the rice, along with the lemon juice and thyme. Bubble over a medium heat, stirring constantly. When almost all the liquid has been absorbed, add another ladle of stock and keep stirring. Tip in the courgette and keep adding the stock, stirring every now and then until the rice is just tender and creamy.
To serve, stir in some seasoning, the lemon zest, Parmesan and crème fraîche.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 752 calories, Fat 37 grams fat, SaturatedFat 23 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 83 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 19 grams protein, Sodium 2 milligram of sodium