Spring Risotto with Shrimp, Asparagus and Artichoke Hearts

Spring Risotto with Shrimp, Asparagus and Artichoke Hearts

  Ready in : 45 mins

If you want to add more gluten free and pescatarian recipes to your collection, Spring Risotto with Shrimp, Asparagus and Artichoke Hearts might be a recipe you should try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 385 calories, 13g of protein, and 5g of fat each. For $2.51 per serving, this recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of parmesan cheese, salt and pepper, garlic glove, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. 1 person has made this recipe and would make it again. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. It works well as a main course. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It will be a hit at your Spring event. It is brought to you by Foodista. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 41%. This score is good.

Ingredients

vegetable broth

vegetable broth

2.5 cups

butter

butter

1 tablespoon

shallot

shallot

1

garlic glove

garlic glove

1

arborio rice

arborio rice

1.5 cups

arborio rice

arborio rice

1.5 cups

wine

wine

0.25 cup

asparagus

asparagus

0.5 cup

peas

peas

0.25 cup

artichoke hearts

artichoke hearts

0.25 cup

shrimp

shrimp

10

lemon zest

lemon zest

1 tablespoon

parmesan cheese

parmesan cheese

0.25 cup

salt and pepper

salt and pepper

4 servings

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    In a small saucepan, bring chicken/vegetable broth to a boil. Once boiled, reduce heat to low and keep hot.

    vegetable broth

    vegetable broth

    chicken

    chicken

    sauce pan
    sauce pan
  2. 2
    In a separate large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat then add garlic and shallot and saute for 2-3 minutes, until softened.

    shallot

    shallot

    butter

    butter

    garlic

    garlic

    sauce pan
    sauce pan
  3. 3
    Add rice and stir, then add in the wine and stir until nearly absorbed by the rice.

    rice

    rice

    wine

    wine

  4. 4
    Add cup of the hot broth, stirring until absorbed. Keep adding the broth, cup at a time, and stirring constantly until it is nearly absorbed before adding more. This took a couple of minutes for each cup of broth to absorb.

    broth

    broth

  5. 5
    After about 10-15 minutes, depending on how long the broth takes to absorb, the rice start becoming tender. When there is about 1 cup of hot broth left, toss in the asparagus, peas and artichoke hearts and continue to stir.

    artichoke hearts

    artichoke hearts

    asparagus

    asparagus

    broth

    broth

    peas

    peas

    rice

    rice

  6. 6
    When there is about cup of hot broth left, add shrimp, continue stirring constantly until all the hot broth has been added. Taste rice for tenderness and to determine if any additional hot broth needs to be added. The rice should be tender and the liquid should be creamy.

    shrimp

    shrimp

    broth

    broth

    rice

    rice

  7. 7
    Top with freshly grated lemon zest, stir in grated parmesan and season with salt and pepper and serve hot!

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    lemon zest

    lemon zest

    parmesan

    parmesan