Recipe: at dinner Tomato and Basil risotto

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Recipe: at dinner Tomato and Basil risotto Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Tomato and Basil risotto. Try New Knorr® Selects & Enjoy The Delicious Flavor From Real Ingredients. Knorr® Selects™ Sides Are Made Without Any Artificial Flavors Or Preservatives. Add another ladleful of stock to the rice.

Serve right away in wide soup bowls or on plates, spreading the risotto in a thin layer rather than a mound.

The following are step by step instructions with images for preparing this recipe.

You'll find the complete printable recipe at the bottom of this post.

You can cook Tomato and Basil risotto using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Tomato and Basil risotto

  1. It’s of Arborio Rice.

  2. Prepare of Crushed Tomatoes (Large).

  3. It’s of Fresh Basil.

  4. You need of Fresh Oregano.

  5. Prepare of Chicken Broth.

  6. It’s of Minced Garlic.

  7. You need of Onion, chopped.

  8. It’s of Butter.

  9. It’s of Fresh Parmesan Cheese.

  10. Prepare of Olive Oil.

Begin by bringing your chicken or vegetable stock to a simmer.

Keep the liquid simmering while you prepare the risotto.

Stir in the Parmesan cheese, most of the basil, and the salt and pepper.

Spoon the risotto immediately onto plates, top with the remaining basil strands, and serve.

Tomato and Basil risotto step by step

  1. Boil the chicken broth in a large pot, and once boiling bring to a slow simmer..

  2. Add 1 tbsp butter and the olive oil into pan and heat at a medium temperature..

  3. Add garlic and onion into heated oil/butter and saute for a few minutes. Add Arborio rice and stir for 3 minutes, lightly frying the rice..

  4. Add can of crushed tomatoes, oregano and basil (all up to you how much youd prefer to add, it's all a matter of preference!) to the rice and stir until the rice has absorbed the liquid..

  5. Begin to ladle in hot chicken broth, one ladle at a time, continuously stirring and only adding more liquid when the rice has absorbed the previously added stock..

  6. Do this for around 30 minutes, or until rice is al dente..

  7. Add butter and Parmesan cheese. Stir and then cover for 5 minutes..

  8. Enjoy!!!.

Tomato-Basil Risotto is fresh and light, yet decadent and dreamy.

This one pan recipe is delicious any time of year!

The choices for using garden-fresh veggies and herbs in our recipes are almost endless and cooks can be as resourceful and creative at the same time when using their bounty!

I discovered a nice recipe for Tomato and Basil Risotto from "Vegetables From An Italian Garden ~ Season By Season Recipes".

The recipe for this risotto is a spin-off of the classic Caprese Salad of tomatoes, mozzarella.