Tomato Risotto
Italian comfort food at its best, this creamy and flavorful tomato risotto serves 4 as a main dish or 6 as a side dish.
Recipe - The Fresh Grocer - Corporate
Tomato Risotto
Prep Time10 Minutes
Servings4
Cook Time20 Minutes
Ingredients
3 tbs butter
3/4 cup chopped shallots or onion
1 1/2 cups Arborio rice
3 cups College Inn® Chicken Broth
1 can (15 oz.) Contadina® Tomato Sauce
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp grated lemon zest
Freshly ground black pepper, optional
Directions
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Cook shallots and rice, 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Combine broth and tomato sauce in a large microwave-safe bowl.
- Microwave on HIGH 3 to 4 minutes or until hot.
- Meanwhile, stir wine into rice mixture and cook 3 minutes or until almost absorbed by rice.
- Ladle 1 cup hot tomato-broth mixture into rice, stirring until almost absorbed.
- Continue adding 1 cup at a time until gone, stirring, until almost absorbed before adding the next.
- Stir in basil, Parmesan cheese and lemon zest.
- Serve with additional basil and black pepper, if desired.
10 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
4
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 4 servings
Wholesome Pantry Organic Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter, 4 count, 16 oz, 16 Ounce
$6.99$0.44/oz
Spanish Onion, 1 ct, 20 oz, 20 Ounce
$1.86 avg/ea$1.49/lb
RiceSelect Arborio Italian-Style Rice, 32 oz, 32 Ounce
$7.29$0.23/oz
College Inn 100% Natural Chicken Broth, 32 oz, 32 Ounce
$3.29$0.10/oz
Contadina Roma Tomatoes Sauce, 15 oz, 15 Ounce
$1.69$0.11/oz
Colavita Prosecco Single Grape Wine Vinegar, 17 fl oz, 17 Fluid ounce
$7.29$0.43/fl oz
Goodness Gardens Farm Fresh Singles Basil, 0.25 oz, 0.25 Ounce
$1.39$5.56/oz
ShopRite Shaved Parmesan Cheese, 6 oz, 6 Ounce
$4.49$0.75/oz
Lemon Large, 1 ct, 1 each, 1 Each
$0.69
McCormick Coarse Ground Black Pepper, 3.12 oz, 3.12 Ounce
$6.59$2.11/oz
Directions
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Cook shallots and rice, 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Combine broth and tomato sauce in a large microwave-safe bowl.
- Microwave on HIGH 3 to 4 minutes or until hot.
- Meanwhile, stir wine into rice mixture and cook 3 minutes or until almost absorbed by rice.
- Ladle 1 cup hot tomato-broth mixture into rice, stirring until almost absorbed.
- Continue adding 1 cup at a time until gone, stirring, until almost absorbed before adding the next.
- Stir in basil, Parmesan cheese and lemon zest.
- Serve with additional basil and black pepper, if desired.