Tonight we made mushroom risotto, which I have pinned here. Of everything we've made so far, this was by far my favourite! It was rich, creamy and tasty! Mmmm, risotto... I believe this kind of thing is really supposed to be eaten as a side dish or appetizer, but we made this as our main dish because I love risotto that much and I was in the mood for some good comfort food after yesterday's fiery inferno. I doubled the recipe and was shocked at how much food it made - we both have leftovers for lunch tomorrow!
Here's how it turned out:
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| Yummy, yummy, yummy! |
1) We used low sodium chicken broth in place of regular
2) We omitted the butter at the end, it didn't really need it.
3) We cut the cheese down by ~25%, again, it didn't really need that much
Here's how we rank this one:
Taste: A. I love risotto and this one was really tasty! I just finished eating and I'm already looking forward to eating the leftovers tomorrow!
Cost: A-. This is relatively inexpensive, other than the cheese.
Nutrition: B-. As a side dish, this is actually not too bad - there are some good veggies in there, but as a main dish this isn't really balanced. When I make this next time I think I will substitute some olive oil for the butter just to decrease the saturated fat a little.
Simplicity: B-. Realistically, this is a risotto and risotto is labour intensive. All that stirring takes time, but it's oh, so worth it. My only other complaint is the way the ingredients list was written. I was confused by the ingredients that were listed twice. I think they should have been listed once but marked "divided" instead.
Overall: A-.
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