Pork Risotto Casserole

🥘 Ingredients

• arborio rice
  1 c
• butter
  3 tbsp
• chicken stock concentrate
  1 unit
• garlic
  2 cloves
• ground pork
  8 oz
• italian cheese blend
  2 tbsp
• kale
  1 bunch
• olive oil
  1 tbsp
• parmesan cheese
  2 tbsp
• scallions
  2 units
• tomato
  2 units
• tomato paste
  3 tbsp
• tuscan heat spice
  1 unit
• water
  2½ cups
• yellow onion
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

• large pan
• baking dish

1. 

   1

   Preheat oven to 450°F and position rack in the upper third. Halve, peel, and dice yellow onion into ¼-inch pieces. Halve and dice tomato . Mince or grate garlic . Chop kale into bite-size pieces. Trim and thinly slice scallions .

   yellow onion: 1 unit, tomato: 2 units, garlic: 2 cloves, kale: 1 bunch, scallions: 2 units
2. 

   2

   Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add ground pork and tuscan heat spice , breaking up meat into pieces. Cook until lightly browned ⏱️ 2 minutes . Toss in yellow onion and garlic, then season with salt and pepper. Cook until onion is just softened ⏱️ 2 minutes .

   olive oil: 1 tbsp, ground pork: 8 oz, tuscan heat spice: 1 unit
3. 

   3

   Stir tomato and tomato paste into pan and season with salt and pepper. Stir in kale in batches, allowing each batch to wilt before adding more. Continue cooking, stirring, until kale is fully wilted ⏱️ 2 minutes .

   tomato paste: 3 tbsp
4. 

   4

   Stir arborio rice , chicken stock concentrate , and water into pan. Bring to a boil, then stir in butter . Remove from heat.

   arborio rice: 1 c, chicken stock concentrate: 1 unit, water: 2½ cups, butter: 3 tbsp
5. 

   5

   Lightly butter a baking dish with 2 tsp of the buttered mixture. Transfer remaining mixture to dish. Sprinkle evenly with parmesan cheese and italian cheese blend . Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil. Bake in oven until liquids are absorbed and rice is tender ⏱️ 16 minutes .

   parmesan cheese: 2 tbsp, italian cheese blend: 2 tbsp
6. 

   6

   Remove foil from casserole and sprinkle with scallions. Return to oven and bake, uncovered, until cheese is lightly browned ⏱️ 3 minutes . For an extra crispy top, place casserole under broiler ⏱️ 3 minutes . Divide between plates and serve.