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Butternut Squash Risotto Recipe

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Change up the flavor of risotto any time of year using in-season vegetables like butternut squash, spices and broths for a consistency that’s both creamy and comforting. —Katie Ferrier, Washington, Washington DC

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Butternut Squash Risotto Recipe

Prep: 35 min. Cook: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

8 cups cubed peeled butternut squash
1/4 cup olive oil, divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 to 4-1/2 cups vegetable broth
1 cup water
1 small onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups uncooked arborio rice
1 cup lager
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon ground ancho chile pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 450°. In a large bowl, combine the squash, 2 tablespoons oil, salt and pepper; toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until tender, stirring once.
In a large saucepan, heat broth and water; keep warm. In a large skillet, saute onion and garlic in remaining oil until tender. Add rice; cook and stir 2-3 minutes. Reduce heat; stir in lager. Cook and stir until all of the liquid is absorbed.
Add heated broth mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly. Allow the liquid to absorb between additions. Cook just until risotto is creamy and rice is almost tender. (Cooking time is about 20 minutes.) Add the butter, chili pepper, nutmeg and squash; cook and stir until heated through. Remove from the heat; stir in cheese. Serve immediately. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1.333 cups equals 535 calories, 17 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 22 mg cholesterol, 1,065 mg sodium, 84 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 12 g protein.

Originally published as Butternut Squash Risotto in Taste of Home February/March 2012, p55

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Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2013 by Kools01

Delicious. The lager beer really made this dish. Served it with Maple-Glazed Ribs (taste of home recipe also)

Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2013 by cookjules

This was so amazing and I didn't change a thing and will make it again and again!

Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2012 by sydneylicious

I love butternut squash and I followed this recipe exactly... but I didn't like this at all. I kept trying to figure out what it was missing -- salt? sugar? less nutmeg? It also took about twice as long to make as the recipe said it would. Too much work for a strange tasting dish.

Reviewed on Feb. 04, 2012 by sandilh

Made this today, used homemade chicken broth. It was wonderful! I thought I was mainly making it for myself, but even my not-so-fond-of-squash kids thought it was good! It did take a bit longer to make than the stated times.

Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2011 by carsonish

I messed this up while making it and it still came out delish! My family is just getting into butternut squash and we loved it.