Recipes

Risotto

(Rah-ZOTE)
Derived from the Italian word ‘riso,’ risotto is a delectable dish of rice mixed with chicken broth and tomato-based meat sauce

Ingredients

I tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
1 cup rice
3-5 cups chicken broth
3 cups meat sauce
Parmesan cheese to taste

“Grandma Magelli used plain old white rice. Sometimes I use white wine instead of broth. And sometimes I just use cooked minute rice and sauce. It’s not as creamy but it’s still pretty good.”
– Theresa (Magelli) Swanson

DIRECTIONS

Heat the oil in a heavy frying pan.
Add rice and brown.
Once rice is lightly toasted, add 1/2 cup of broth and stir until liquid is absorbed. Repeat this until the rice begins to get soft (but is not fully cooked).
Add a cup of meat sauce and 1/2 cup of broth and stir until absorbed.
Repeat until the rice is fully cooked.
Continue adding meat sauce and broth until rice is soft.
Serve with Parmesan cheese.

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