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Risotto with Parmesan
by Lora Brody
Enjoy this traditional Italian meal with minimal preparation.
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1/4 cup olive oil
2 shallots, peeled and minced
1-1/4 cup arborio rice
1/4 cup dry white wine
3-3/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 tsp. salt
1/2 or 2/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, preferably Parmigiano-Reggiano
Preparation:
Heat the oil in a small sauté pan over medium heat, and sauté the shallots
until they have softened. Scrape them into the insert (or bowl) of the slow
cooker. If your microwave oven is large enough to hold the slow-cooker
insert, place the oil and shallots in the insert, cover with the lid or a
flat plate, place in the microwave and cook on high for four to five minutes.
Return the insert to the slow cooker and toss in the rice to coat it with
oil. Stir in wine, broth and salt. Cover and cook on high for about two hours
or until all liquid is absorbed. Just before serving, stir in the cheese.
Makes four generous servings.
Variations: Add a teaspoon of the dried herb of your choice, along with the
rice.
Who’s hungry? EVERYONE. Who has time to cook? NO ONE. Dig out
the slow cooker. Add a second and a third if you wish. Fill one with main-dish
fixins and the others with go-alongs. Do it in the morning—or between work and
after-school events. Come home to richly-flavored, ready-to-serve food.
Slow cookers are having a comeback. With good reason. They are friends on a
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preparation. And vegetarians won’t find a better way to work with dried beans.
Slow cookers are gentle with the food budget—less expensive ingredients flourish
in their slow, moist heat. Fix-It and Forget-It offers the range of recipes slow
cookers do well: Appetizers and Snacks, Soups and Stews, Main Dishes (with and
without meat), Vegetables and Go-Alongs, Desserts and Beverages. Bring an
element of simplicity—and quality—to your pressured life! Let your slow cooker
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