Vegetarian

Mushroom and Spinach Risotto with Smoked Cheddar takes several minutes to prepare.

Mushroom and Spinach Risotto with Smoked Cheddar takes several minutes to cook.

Mushroom and Spinach Risotto with Smoked Cheddar makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Mushroom and Spinach Risotto with Smoked Cheddar are:

2 C Risotto
1 Large sweet onion thin Julienne
1 shallot finely chopped
1/2 LB fresh baby spinach
6 Cups vegetable broth + 2 oz for deglazing
6 oz smoked cheddar Cheese Shredded
6 tbs butter
1 bulb roasted garlic
1/4 c parmesan cheese
1 1\2 lb mushrooms (baby portabella) sliced
1 tsp lemon zest
Extra virgin olive oil Balsamic Vinegar
Sea Salt
fresh ground pepper

Here is how you make Mushroom and Spinach Risotto with Smoked Cheddar:

Place thick bottom sauce pot on medium low heat. Saute mushrooms in three batches with olive oil and 1T butter. Cook to golden brown. Add splash of balsamic vinegar to caramelize each batch of mushrooms. Set aside cooked mushrooms.In same pot, heat 1 T butter and 1 T olive oil, Add onion and shallot and sautee until caramelized. add 2 oz broth to deglaze pot.Add risotto with 2 T olive oil and stir well. Ad 6 oz stock and 1 tsp butter continually stirring rice. be sure to scrape bottom so that rice does not stick. keep repeating the stock , and butter combination until all broth is absorbed (20-25 min) Cook to al denteAdd spinach until wilted then roasted garlic, cheddar and parmesan. Andd mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. serves 6-8Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NITEOWL73.

The nutritional information for Mushroom and Spinach Risotto with Smoked Cheddar is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 434.9

• Total Fat: 31.5 g
• Cholesterol: 63.6 mg
• Sodium: 1,367.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 27.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
• Protein: 12.9 g