Hearty Shrimp Risotto Recipe

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Super creamy and packed with shrimp, this impressive Italian meal maker is special enough to serve company. Laced with the warm flavors of white wine, goat cheese and fresh spinach, it’s scrumptious, comforting and so fast! —Lydia Becker, Parkville, Missouri

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Hearty Shrimp Risotto Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Cook: 35 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup uncooked arborio rice
  • 1 fresh thyme sprig
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 3/4 cup white wine or additional reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 cups chopped fresh spinach
  • 4 ounces fresh goat cheese, crumbled

Directions

  • In a small saucepan, heat broth and keep warm. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute onion in oil until tender. Add the rice, thyme, bay leaf and pepper; cook and stir for 2-3 minutes. Reduce heat; stir in wine. Cook and stir until all of the liquid is absorbed.
  • Add heated broth, 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 shrimp and spinach; cook until shrimp turn pink and spinach is wilted.
  • Stir in cheese. Discard thyme and bay leaf. Serve immediately. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1-1/4 cups equals 405 calories, 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 157 mg cholesterol, 832 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 28 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2-1/2 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Hearty Shrimp Risotto in Healthy Cooking February/March 2012, p31

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Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2012 by lakegurl

This is one of my new favorites! Easy to make and easy ingredients. I have used several different cheeses and it is always good.


Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2012 by Cat0210

This would have been amazing if I used the reduce-sodium broth like recipe said. Talk about disappointment, sitting at the stove, for what felt like an hour, stirring & it tasted like a pound of salt.


Reviewed on Mar. 14, 2012 by PamRudolph

This was absolutely DELIGHTFUL! It was rich and hearty and beautiful. I didn't change a single thing (and that's a miracle for me!).


Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2012 by GzNKz4evr

Fairly easy to make - not a ton of flavor, but we like hot sauce, so just a dash of that an WAM! A terrific meal! Changes ~ I used turkey broth I had in the freezer, the rice I had on hand, dried thyme, and cooked salad shrimp. All substitutions worked just fine. I love being able to use ingredients I already have on hand!


Reviewed on Feb. 17, 2012 by melfreas

This recipe is perfect just the way it is!!! My first time making risotto, and it came out perfectly!! The flavors are wonderful and the fresh goat's cheese makes it so creamy! Thanks for another delicious dinner!


Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2012 by Whitetiger1986

We really loved this recipe and would make it again. It is really easy to make and would make a great side if you wanted to leave the shrimp out of it.

 
 
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