Mushroom & Chive Risotto

🥘 Ingredients

• arborio rice
  1 c
• butter
  1 tbsp
• button mushrooms (thinly sliced)
  8 oz
• chili flakes
  1 tsp
• chives
  2 tbsp
• garlic (minced)
  2 cloves
• garlic herb butter
  2 packets
• grape tomatoes
  5 oz
• olive oil
  1 tbsp
• parmesan cheese
  2 oz
• veggie stock concentrate
  2 packets
• water
  4 c
• yellow onion (diced)
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

• medium pot
• large pan

1. 

   1

   In a medium pot , combine water and veggie stock concentrate . Bring to a boil, then reduce to a low simmer. Wash and dry all produce. Trim and thinly slice button mushrooms . Halve, peel, and dice yellow onion . Peel and mince garlic .

   water: 4 c, veggie stock concentrate: 2 packets, button mushrooms: 8 oz (thinly sliced), yellow onion: 1 unit (diced), garlic: 2 cloves (minced)
2. 

   2

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add button mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and slightly crispy ⏱️ 5 minutes . Season with salt and pepper. Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.

   olive oil: 1 tbsp
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in same pan over medium heat. Add yellow onion; cook, stirring, until slightly softened and lightly browned ⏱️ 2 minutes . Add garlic, arborio rice , and ½%tbsp plain butter . Cook, stirring, until garlic is fragrant and rice is translucent ⏱️ 1 minute . Season with salt and pepper.

   arborio rice: 1 c, butter: 1 tbsp
4. 

   4

   Add ½%cup stock to pan with rice mixture; stir until liquid has mostly absorbed. Repeat with remaining stock—adding ½%cup at a time and stirring until liquid has mostly absorbed—until rice is al dente and mixture is creamy ⏱️ 25 minutes . Season generously with salt and pepper. Meanwhile, halve grape tomatoes and mince chives .

   grape tomatoes: 5 oz, chives: 2 tbsp
5. 

   5

   Once risotto is done, stir in button mushrooms, grape tomatoes, garlic herb butter , half the parmesan cheese , and half the chives (save the remaining Parmesan and chives for serving). Cook until tomatoes are softened ⏱️ 2 minutes . Turn off heat. Stir in a pinch of chili flakes if desired.

   garlic herb butter: 2 packets, parmesan cheese: 2 oz, chili flakes: 1 tsp
6. 

   6

   Divide risotto between bowls. Top with remaining chives and remaining Parmesan. Sprinkle with a pinch of chili flakes to taste. Serve.