ITALIAN SPINACH-MUSHROOM RISOTTO

Italian Spinach-Mushroom Risotto image

A great base risotto makes a perfect palette for additions of other ingredients. It will amaze you! Whether it's tomato-basil risotto or green bean-pecan risotto.

Provided by thedailygourmet

Categories Risotto

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter, divided
2 cups sliced mushrooms
1 cup chopped spinach
4 tablespoons diced shallots
½ teaspoon salt, or more to taste
1 cup Arborio rice
½ cup Chardonnay wine
4 cups chicken broth, or more as needed
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a saute pan over medium heat. Add mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon butter, spinach, shallots, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; saute until spinach wilts and shallots begin to caramelize, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add rice; cook and stir until rice begins to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add wine and continue stirring until liquid is almost absorbed, about 2 minutes.
Begin to add broth, 1/2 cup at a time. Stir until broth is almost completely absorbed, then add another 1/2 cup and repeat. Continue adding broth until risotto resembles a thick porridge but still has some bite to it. This process will take 20 to 30 minutes.
Remove from the heat and add Parmesan cheese, spinach-mushroom mixture, remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Season with salt if needed. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 257.6 calories, Carbohydrate 30.9 g, Cholesterol 30.3 mg, Fat 10.1 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 1133 mg, Sugar 1.7 g