Saffron Risotto

Name: Saffron Risotto Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: arborio rice; minced shallots and garlic; 1 tsp each butter and olive oil; 1 cup chicken broth; 1/4 cup white wine; 8 threads of saffron

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

arborio riceminced shallots and garlic1 tsp each butter and olive oil1 cup chicken broth1/4 cup white wine8 threads of saffron

Directions

place butter and oil in glass pie plate and melt in microwave. add rice, shallots and garlic, stir until coated and microwave on high for 2 minutes. add chicken broth, wine and saffron and microwave on high for 10 minutes. stir. repeat cooking cycles, stirring each time, until rice is very thick.

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RUNNERJUDY.

Servings Per Recipe: 2

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 84.2
Total Fat: 3.8 g
Cholesterol: 7.0 mg
Sodium: 440.5 mg
Total Carbs: 6.8 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
Protein: 1.0 g

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