Risotto with Sausage and Artichokes Recipe

Summary

Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexAverage
CuisineCourse
MethodMain Ingredient
Interest Group

Ingredients

 8 oz. ground turkey sausage
 Onion1/3 Cup (16 tbs), finley chopped
 Garlic2 Clove (5gm), minced
 1 cup Arborio or short-grain rice
 Red pepper1/8 Teaspoon, crushed
 Water2 1/2 Cup (16 tbs)
 1 14 1/2-oz. can reduced-sodium chicken broth
 1 9-oz. pkg. frozen artichoke hearts, thawed
 Basil1/4 Cup (16 tbs), snipped

Directions

1. Crumble turkey sausage into a large saucepan. Add onion and garlic. Cook and stir till sausage is brown. Drain off fat, if necessary. Add uncooked rice and red pepper to sausage mixture; cook and stir for 1 minute.
2. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan heat water and broth to simmering. Slowly add 1 cup of the hot broth mixture to rice mixture, stirring constantly. Cook and stir over medium heat till liquid is absorbed. Continue to add broth mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, cooking and stirring till rice is tender and slightly creamy. Stir in artichokes and basil; heat.
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