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Farro and Pear Rissoto takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Farro and Pear Rissoto takes 35 minutes to cook.

Farro and Pear Rissoto makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Farro and Pear Rissoto are:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
2-3 small shallots, minced (about 1/3 cup)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 cup farro
5 cups chicken stock
1 pear, peeled and minced

Here is how you make Farro and Pear Rissoto:

In a medium saucepan, bring chicken stock to a gentle simmer. Meanwhile, in a wide pan with straight sides, combine olive oil and butter over moderate heat. When butter has melted, add shallots and garlic and cook until translucent and fragrant, about 3-5 minutes. Add farro and stir to make sure each grain is coated with butter and oil.Ladle in a cup of hot broth and cook, stirring continuously, until the broth is absorbed. Continue this pattern of ladling and cooking for about 20 minutes. At that point, stir in the pear and continue to cook, ladling in broth and stirring, for another 10-15 minutes until farro is tender and risotto is creamy. Serving Size: 6Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RED1157.

The nutritional information for Farro and Pear Rissoto is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 208.6

• Total Fat: 5.4 g
• Cholesterol: 9.3 mg
• Sodium: 814.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 35.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
• Protein: 6.1 g