This delicious side dish compliments any holiday meal. Broccoli is steamed in the microwave, chopped and set aside. Then butter is melted in a pot and Arborio rice is toasted in the butter for a few minutes. Next 1 cup of chicken broth is added to the rice and cooked until the liquid is evaporated. This is repeated with a second cup of broth. Then broccoli and shredded cheese is added to the pot. Everything is stirred together and ready to eat once the cheese is melted.
Course
Side Dish
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time30minutes
Servings4people
Ingredients
3tbspbutter
1cupArborio rice
3cupschicken broth
2 to 3cupsbroccoli
2cupsshredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
Broccoli
Cook the broccoli either in the microwave or on the stove top. For the microwave, place the broccoli into a medium sized bowl and toss with about 3 to 4 tbsp water.
Place in the microwave and cook for 4 minutes until tender. Drain water and set aside.
Drain and chop the broccoli. Set aside.
Pour the chicken broth into a small sauce pan and place it onto the stove top over low heat to warm a bit.
Risotto
In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat.
Add in the Arborio rice and stir. Let it toast in the melted butter for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
After 3 minutes, stir in 1 cup of the chicken broth. Let it simmer until almost all of the liquid is gone.
Add the second cup of the chicken broth and stir. Repeat with the third cup of broth. Right before all of the liquid is gone, add in the broccoli and stir. Remove from the heat and add in the cheese. Stir the rice and cheese until all of the cheese is melted.