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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Begin by melting the butter in a large saucepan or wok. | 2. Add the onion and fry for a few minutes. | 3. Add the pepper to the onion and fry for another two or three minutes. | 4. Turn the heat down to medium-low. | 5. Add the rice and stir to coat. | 6. The rice grains should turn from cloudy to clear. | 7. Begin adding the bouillon, about 1/4 cup at a time. | 8. It's important to keep stirring, as the rice will absorb the liquid quickly and could burn if left unattended. | 9. After about 10 minutes, add the chopped tomato and the zucchini. | 10. After 20 minutes add the mushrooms. | 11. Continue to add bouillon when the rice has absorbed it. | 12. After about 25 minutes add the peas. | 13. The bouillon should be just about up by now. | 14. The rice usually takes about 25-30 minutes to finish cooking. | 15. To test for doneness, take a bite. | 16. It could be a bit chewy, but shouldn't be really hard. | 17. After the bouillon has been used up and the rice is done, stir in the pesto. | 18. Mix well. | 19. You can add salt and pepper to taste. | 20. Mixing in some extra grated parmesan makes the rice a bit creamier. | 21. Top with a bit of parmesan, if desired. | 22. Serve with a nice crusty bread. | 23. For Vegetarian use the Vegetable Stock. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
risotto rice	1	cup		-	-	-	-
chicken stock vegetable	2 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
butter	1	tablespoon		85.5	3.9285	2.6715	7.2
red bell pepper	1		chopped	-	-	-	-
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
tomato	1		chopped	40.2099	8.6898	1.9658	0.4468
zucchini	1/2		chopped	16.66	3.0478	1.1858	0.3136
pea	1/3	cup	thawed	13.72	2.4663	0.9147	0.0653
mushroom	1/2	cup	sliced	-	-	-	-
red pesto sauce	2 -3	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese			grated	-	-	-	-
salt pepper				-	-	-	-

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