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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Have the asparagus, carrots, zucchini, and yellow squash cut up and ready. Set these vegetables aside. Bring the chicken broth and water just to a simmer in a medium saucepan; keep warm. | 2. Heat 1 tablespoon each olive oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup minced onion and the minced garlic; cook 3 minutes. Add asparagus and carrots; cook 2 minutes. Add zucchini and yellow squash; cook until just tender, about 2 minutes more. Transfer to a bowl and set aside. | 3. Heat 2 more tablespoons olive oil in same sauce pan over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup more minced onion and cook 3 minutes. Add the arborio rice (or short-grain rice), stirring to coat. Stir in the dry white wine and cook until almost absorbed, 2 to 3 minutes. Add 3/4 cup reserved broth and cook, stirring constantly, until almost absorbed. Simmer, adding broth 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly until broth is absorbed before adding more, about 20 minutes. Rice will be creamy and just tender. | 4. Stir in 2 more tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, chopped mint, grated lemon peel, peas, and reserved vegetables. | 5. Serve with additional Parmesan cheese. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
asparagus	1/2		trimmed cut	45.3593	8.7997	4.9895	0.2722
carrot	2		scraped diced	50.02	11.6876	1.1346	0.2928
zucchini	2		diced	109.82	20.0906	7.8166	2.0672
yellow squash	1		diced	-	-	-	-
chicken broth	2 1/2	cups		195.3	4.725	27.846	6.5520000000000005
water	3	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
olive oil	3	tablespoons	divided	358.02	0.0	0.0	40.5
butter	3	tablespoons	divided	256.5	11.7855	8.0145	21.6
onion	1	cup	minced divided	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic	2	teaspoons	minced	8.344	1.8514	0.3562	0.027999999999999997
arborio rice	2 1/4	cups		-	-	-	-
white wine	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	2	tablespoons	grated	37.0	4.0	4.0	0.5
salt	3/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
mint	2	tablespoons	chopped	5.016	0.9587	0.3751	0.0832
lemon peel	1/2	teaspoon	grated	0.47	0.16	0.015	0.003
pea	1/2	cup		20.58	3.6995	1.3719999999999999	0.098

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.