FAVA BEAN AND BACON RISOTTO

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Fava Bean and Bacon Risotto image

Who doesn't like a good risotto? This provides a complete protein. This is from The Natural Menopause Cookbook.

Provided by luvcookn

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 35m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 2/3 cups frozen fava beans
1 tablespoon butter
1 onion, finely chopped
4 slices smoked Canadian bacon, rind removed, roughly chopped
2/3 cup arborio rice
2 1/4 cups hot chicken stock
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
salt & freshly ground black pepper
parmesan cheese, shavings to garnish

Steps:

  • Cook the fava beans in a saucepan of lightly salted boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Drain and plunge into ice-cold water to cool. Peel away and discard the outer shells and set the beans aside.
  • Heat the butter in a heavy saucepan. Add the onion and bacon and cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Add the rice and beans and continue to cook, stirring for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add enough hot stock to cover the rice and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until most of the stock has been absorbed. Continue adding the stock in this way until it is almost completely absorbed and rice is tender.
  • Remove from the heat, stir in the grated Parmesan, and season to taste. Serve immediately, garnished with Parmesan shavings.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 654.8, Fat 15.8, SaturatedFat 7.7, Cholesterol 54.8, Sodium 1894.9, Carbohydrate 88.3, Fiber 10.4, Sugar 5.8, Protein 37.9

There are no comments yet!

Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »

    #60-minutes-or-less     #time-to-make     #course     #main-ingredient     #cuisine     #preparation     #for-1-or-2     #healthy     #main-dish     #rice     #european     #low-fat     #italian     #dietary     #one-dish-meal     #low-cholesterol     #low-calorie     #healthy-2     #low-in-something     #pasta-rice-and-grains     #short-grain-rice     #number-of-servings