Creamy Roasted Garlic and Chives Risotto

Name: Creamy Roasted Garlic and Chives Risotto
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 355 milliliters Arborio rice; 4 leaves fresh sweet basil; 1 Tbsp butter; 946 milliliters chicken broth; 59 milliliters dry white wine; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh chives; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 59 milliliters crumbled Gorgonzola cheese; 59 milliliters half-and-half; 4 cloves roasted garlic, mashed into a paste; 1 shallot, finely chopped; 3 Tbsps vegetable oil

Creamy Roasted Garlic and Chives Risotto might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. For $1.31 per serving, you get a side dish that serves 6. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 310 calories, 6g of protein, and 12g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up gorgonzola cheese, half-and-half, roasted garlic, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 50 minutes.

Instructions

Combine chicken broth, chives, roasted garlic, and basil in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer.

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Roasted Garlic

Chicken Broth

Chives

Basil

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Sauce Pan

Heat vegetable oil and butter in a separate pot over medium heat; cook and stir shallot and garlic in the hot oil-butter mixture until shallot is softened, about 5 minutes.

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Cooking Oil

Shallot

Butter

Garlic

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Pot

Add rice to shallot mixture; increase heat to medium-high. Cook and stir until rice is fragrant, about 2 minutes.

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Shallot

Rice

Add wine, reduce heat to low, and simmer until wine is absorbed, about 5 minutes.

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Wine

Stir simmering broth mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, into rice mixture and continue to simmer until rice absorbs liquid; repeat, adding 1/2 cup of broth at a time, until all the broth is absorbed and rice is tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Stir half-and-half into risotto; fold in Gorgonzola cheese until melted.

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Gorgonzola

Broth

Rice

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Sauce Pan

Pot

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Servings:

355milliliters

Arborio rice 4leaves

fresh sweet basil 1Tbsp

butter 946milliliters

chicken broth 59milliliters

dry white wine 2Tbsps

chopped fresh chives 3cloves

garlic, minced 59milliliters

crumbled Gorgonzola cheese 59milliliters

half-and-half 4cloves

roasted garlic, mashed into a paste 1

shallot, finely chopped 3Tbsps

vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are my top picks for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. You could try Castello di Meleto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 62 dollars per bottle.