Mushroom & spinach risotto

Mushroom & spinach risotto

Make the time to stir carefully during cooking to make this vegetarian Italian rice pot super creamy

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 50 - 55 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat the oil and butter in a large deep frying pan. Add the onion and cook gently for 5 minutes until softened. Stir in the mushrooms and garlic and cook gently for 2-3 minutes.
  2. Stir in the rice to coat with the onion and mushroom mixture. Pour in the wine and cook over a moderate heat for about 3 minutes, stirring from time to time, until the wine is absorbed.
  3. Reduce to a gentle heat. Add the tomatoes and 125ml/ 4fl oz of the stock and cook for about 5 minutes until the liquid is absorbed. Pour in a further 125ml/4fl oz stock and continue cooking until absorbed. Repeat with the remaining stock, until it is all absorbed and the rice is creamy and tender.
  4. Stir in the parsley and half the parmesan. Season to taste. Scatter the spinach over the risotto. Cover and cook gently for 4-5 minutes until the spinach has just wilted. Serve immediately sprinkled with the remaining parmesan.

574 kcalories, protein 17.0g, carbohydrate 70.0g, fat 22.0 g, saturated fat 10.0g, fibre 5.0g, salt 1.93 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2002.

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    14 January 2009

    Rog rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really very good and easy to make.

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  • 18 January 2009

    Miss G rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Tasty and easy. Will be doing this again.

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  • 23 January 2009

    Josephine commented on this recipe

    Absolutely delicious and will no doubt become a firm favourite.

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  • 24 January 2009

    Karrie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Found this easy to follow and it turned out beautifully.

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  • 25 January 2009

    josephvalentine rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I just made this and its very tasty. I didn't have all the ingredients such as wine and tomato but I am very satisfied with the result and will do it again in bulk for a cheap easy dinner for the house.

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  • 25 January 2009

    josephvalentine commented on this recipe

    I just made this and its very tasty. I didn't have all the ingredients such as wine and tomato but I am very satisfied with the result and will do it again in bulk for a cheap easy dinner for the house.

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  • 23 February 2009

    josephvalentine commented on this recipe

    i didnt use the tomato. i didnt use any wine. i added some cream at the end and i doubled the portions. very good.

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  • 06 March 2009

    Sheepee rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was a great recipe, didn't use the tomato and it still tasted excellent.

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  • 16 April 2009

    Chappers rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved this. My husband is a complete carnivore but there were no complaints about the lack of meat in this dish. I didn't use the parsley, still tasted great.

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  • 05 June 2009

    Debs commented on this recipe

    Loved it. Didn't add the wine as hubby had drunk it (don't get me started) but the flavours were excellent and as good, if not better, than you get in a restaurant. Will definately make again.

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  • 11 June 2009

    DebGascoyne commented on this recipe

    This was a great meal for veggies or meat lovers alike! Everyone I have cooked it for has really enjoyed it and there have never been complaints about the lack of meat! Lovely!

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  • 29 June 2009

    eurostar rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious. I added some fresh thyme and rosemary iso the parsley.

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  • 15 July 2009

    Dawn rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very easy to make and tasted really good. The second time I made it I doubled the ingredients for 4 portions - just forgot it would take longer to cook! scrumptious!

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  • 23 July 2009

    recipes rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I love the classic mushroom risotto, so thought I'd give this a try. Really nice flavour, relatively easy, the tomatoes really worked, although I don't think the spinach added much other than colour.

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  • 18 August 2009

    Alex rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent!

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  • 09 September 2009

    Roberta rated and commented on this recipe

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    I just can never have enough from this risotto...my husband always end up asking for more everytime I cook it so I am ending up doubling the ingredients!!! 11 over 10!!!

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  • 14 September 2009

    Kernow Cook rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Beautiful. Tasty. A winner. Made with a mix of 6 wild mushrooms we'd collected and used sorrel from the hedgerows instead of the spinach. Needed an extra 100mls of wine as dried up towards the end of cooking. Will use this basic reciepe in the future.

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  • 22 October 2009

    Seren rated and commented on this recipe

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    One of my favourite risotto recipes, have made this a few times now.

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  • 05 November 2009

    Lora rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have only cooked a risotto about once before which turned out badly, but I found the instructions for this recipe very clear and the results were delicious. I 'lightened' it slightly by omitting the butter and using 20g of parmesan, and I left out the sundried tomatoes because I didn't have any in the cupboard. I was very pleased with the dish and would definitely cook it again. By the way it isn't technically vegetarian with normal parmesan because of the rennet used, but it's possible to buy substitutes that are veggie - perhaps that should be added to the notes.

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  • 24 November 2009

    Nuala Caffrey commented on this recipe

    Great recipe - so easy to follow steps and yummy result! Added bacon and omitted the wilted spinach - served with a rocket salad - delicious. Will be making this again and again.....

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 50 - 55 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 25g butter
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 140g chestnut mushrooms , sliced
  • 1 fat garlic clove , crushed
  • 140g arborio rice
  • 150ml dry white wine
  • 4 sundried tomatoes , chopped
  • 500ml hot vegetable stock
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 25g parmesan or vegetarian alternative, freshly grated
  • 100g fresh young leaf spinach , washed if necessary
  • warm ciabatta and green salad , to serve
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574 kcalories, protein 17.0g, carbohydrate 70.0g, fat 22.0 g, saturated fat 10.0g, fibre 5.0g, salt 1.93 g

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