No-stir tomato and basil risotto recipe

By Lizzie Kamenetzky

  1. Serves 4
  2. Takes 5 minutes to make, 30 minutes to cook
  3. Rating

This light vegetarian risotto recipe can be made in just one saucepan and requires virtually no stirring, which makes your life easier!

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No-stir tomato and basil risotto

Ingredients

  1. 1 tbsp olive oil
  2. Knob of butter
  3. 1 red onion, finely chopped
  4. 400g risotto rice
  5. 150ml white wine
  6. 400g can chopped tomatoes
  7. 600ml hot vegetable stock
  8. 75g cream cheese
  9. 50g vegetarian Parmesan, grated
  10. Handful fresh basil leaves

Method

  1. 1. In a saucepan, heat the oil and butter over a medium-high heat. Fry the onion for 5 minutes until soft. Add the rice, cook for a minute, then add the wine and bubble until absorbed.
  2. 2. Stir in the tomatoes and stock, season, reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 20 minutes until the rice is just tender and the liquid has been absorbed. Stir in the cheeses, take off the heat and stand for 5 minutes. Stir in the basil leaves and serve.

Nutritional info

Per serving: 596kcals, 18.2g fat (9.7g saturated), 14.5g protein, 86.6g carbs, 5.3g sugar, 0.7g salt

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