Risotto With Italian Sausage

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 1/2 cups onions, chopped
• 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 1/4 cups medium grain rice (aborrio is the recommended rice for risotto)
• 4 -5 cups canned reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1 1/4 cups grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup fresh italian parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 saute sausage, onion, and garlic in the pot over medium high heat until onion is tender, breaking meat up with a spoon.
• 2 add rice and stir for 1 minute.
• 3 add 4 c of broth, reduce heat to medium low and simmer until broth is absorbed, stirring frequently.
• 4 continue to simmer until rice is just tender, adding more broth, 1/4 c at a time, stirring frequently, about 10 min longer.
• 5 mix in 1/4 c of cheese and 1/4 c of parsley and season with salt and pepper.
• 6 transfer to a large serving bowl, top with remaining parsley and pass remaining cheese at the table.