This Mushroom Risotto is rich, creamy, cheesy, and easier to make than you'd think!
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Meatless, Weight Watchers, WW Vegetarian
Prep Time 5 minutesmins
Cook Time 45 minutesmins
Total Time 50 minutesmins
Servings 6servings
Author Sunny Cooking
Ingredients
5cupsvegetable broth
2tspunsalted butterdivided
1smallonionchopped
1lbcremini mushroomsthinly sliced (also known as baby bellas)
1/3cupwhite wine
1 ½cupuncooked arborio rice
1/2cupgrated Parmesan cheese
1/2tsptable saltor to taste
1/4tspblack pepperfreshly ground, or to taste
Instructions
Place broth in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover to keep warm.
Meanwhile, coat a large saucepan with cooking spray; place over medium heat. Add1 teaspoon butter and cook until melted.
Add onion; cook, stirring, until onion begins to caramelize, about 7 to 10 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms release moisture, about 5 minutes. Add wine; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; reduce liquid by half, about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove vegetables from pan; set aside.
Add remaining teaspoon of butter to same pan; cook until melted. Add rice; stir to coat with butter. Pour about 1/2 cup warm broth into rice; stir to keep grains from sticking to sides of pan. Keep stirring until all of broth is absorbed. Add another 1/2 cup warm broth and repeat process. Keep adding broth and stirring in this manner until all of broth is used and rice is just cooked but not mushy (should still be slightly chewy), about 18 to 20 minutes.
Stir in vegetables and cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Yields about 1-1/3 cups per serving.
Notes
MyWW SmartPoints per (1 1/3 cups) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 8 SmartPoints/ Blue: 8 SmartPoints/ Purple: 8 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 7 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)weightwatchers.com