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Risotto with Butternut Squash and White Beans

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"Known in Italian as 'Risotto con Zucca i Fagioli.' Steamed butternut squash folded into a creamy white bean risotto is the perfect flavorful dish for a weeknight or entertaining your favorite guests." — Parker Whittle

Directions

Season butternut squash cubes with salt and black pepper. Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover and bring the water to a boil. Add butternut squash, cover, and steam until just tender, 10 to 12 minutes depending on thickness. Transfer squash to a bowl and mash.
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in the hot oil until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir tomato into onions until onions become translucent, 3 to 5 more minutes. Add Arborio rice to onion mixture and stir to coat with oil; cook and stir until rice becomes translucent with a white spots in the middle of each grain, about 2 minutes.
Stir white wine into rice mixture; cook and stir until wine is completely absorbed, 2 to 4 minutes; add marjoram, oregano, and basil. Pour chicken broth into rice mixture, about 1/2 cup at a time, stirring until liquid is absorbed, until rice is creamy but firm to the bite, 20 to 25 minutes. Stir squash into rice mixture until fully incorporated. Remove from heat.
Stir hot pepper sauce, white beans, Parmesan cheese, and parsley into risotto until cheese is melted. Season with salt and black pepper.

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PREP 20 mins
COOK 45 mins
READY IN 1 hr 5 mins

Footnotes

Cook's Note:
To cube a butternut squash, cut it in half lengthwise, then into 1-inch sections crosswise. Carefully shave the peel off in small downward cuts around each section, then cube.

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May 09, 2012

Fantastic recipe! I followed it as written, and it yielded a perfectly cooked and seasoned risotto. I added quite a fair amount of salt and pepper to bring out the flavor. Also, the squash and beans add some starchiness to the dish that makes this meal a bit heartier and perhaps more suited to cool weather compared to other risottos. I will make this again!

—PHYTOGIRLC

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Apr 24, 2013

Very good risotto. I will definitely make it again. I made a few modifications. I added in 1/2 tsp instead of a full tsp. That was plenty. I think the full amount would have been overwhelming to me. I also didn't add the fresh parsley because I didn't have any on hand, so I just used a tbsp of dry and that worked fine (for adding color). My family doesn't like Parmesan, so I left that out. It was good without it, but I think it was better when I added some on top of my portion!

—SHERYLHAMMER

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4 Ratings

Feb 11, 2013

Pretty darn good! I skipped the tomato because I wasn't feeling it and added garlic instead. The only downside was the ingredient listing for the squash...they come in all sizes and I wasn't sure if a large squash would overpower the dish/small squash not provide enough flavor; it'd have been helpful if the squash amount was listed in ounces. My husband and I both quite enjoyed this!

—*~Lissa~*

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Nutrition

Calories
437 kcal
22%

Carbohydrates
77.1 g
25%

Cholesterol
7 mg
2%

Fat
8.6 g
13%

Fiber
6.7 g
27%

Protein
11.2 g
22%

Sodium
1062 mg
42%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Risotto with Butternut Squash and White Beans

Serving Size: 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 437
Calories from Fat: 77

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 8.6g 13 %
** Saturated Fat 1.5g 7 %
Cholesterol 7mg 2 %
Sodium 1062mg 42 %
** Potassium 853mg 24 %
Total Carbohydrates 77.1g 25 %
Dietary Fiber 6.7g 27 %
Protein 11.2g 22 %
** Sugars 5.7g
** Vitamin A 337 %
** Vitamin C 62 %
** Calcium 19 %
** Iron 34 %
** Thiamin 22 %
** Niacin 26 %
** Vitamin B6 20 %
** Magnesium 30 %
** Folate 46 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.