Simple Autumn Meal

In the mood for a simple autum meal?

30 minutes or less.

Why not go for a smooth, creamy, delicious butternut risotto?

Don't mind if I do...

Ingredients

• 1 quart chicken stock
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 sweet vidalia onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic (chopped finely)
• 2 cups arborio rice
• 1 cup chardonnay (or other dry white wine)
• 1 cup of butternut squash
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1.5 tbsp butter
• nutmeg, salt, and pepper

Directions:

Bring stock/broth and water to a boil in a pot.

Heat olive oil (medium heat) in a skillet. When oil is warm, toss in your onion and garlic and saute.

Then add in your rice and brown it (should take about 2 minutes)

Now add your cup of wine and let it absorb into the rice (about 2-3 minutes)

Add broth mixture to the rice (a few cups at a time)--make sure you let the liquids absorb with each addition of liquid

When all liquid has absorbed into the rice, add your butternut squash and stir

Then add salt, pepper, and nutmeg to taste

  

Then, add in your butter and cheese and stir mixture thoroughly.

*Note: This recipe makes a pretty decent sized batch (about 6 or so sizeable servings) so if you are just making it for a few people you may want to half the recipe amounts.

ENJOY!

So yummy. It tastes like grown up macaroni and cheese (in my opinion, lol).

I served mine aside a salad with spinach (spring mix would work great too), goat cheese, cranberries, pecans, topped with tofu, and a balsamic vinaigrette.