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Casserole pot of cooked tomato and basil risotto with spoon in ready to serve.
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📋 Quick Healthy Tomato and Basil Risotto

Quick healthy tomato and basil risotto is a low cost easy to make recipe. This creamy vegetarian dish makes a perfect midweek meal for 4.
Course Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 388kcal
Author Neil

Ingredients

  • Low calorie cooking oil spray
  • 1 red onion finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 350 g Arborio rice or similar
  • 400 g can chopped tomatoes
  • 600 ml hot vegetable stock
  • 75 g low fat cream cheese
  • Freshly ground salt and pepper.
  • A handful Approx. 15g of fresh basil leaves, torn

Instructions

  • Spray the bottom of a large casserole pot with the low calorie cooking oil spray about 5 times. Turn the heat on high and then when the oil starts to bubble turn the heat down and add the onion and garlic and sauté, stirring for about 4 - 5 minutes until the onion has softened.
  • Add the rice, stir for a further minute then add the tomatoes and stock. Reduce the heat to low put a lid on the pot and cook for 15 - 20 minutes until the rice is just tender and the liquid absorbed.
  • Remove the pan from the heat, remove the lid and stir in the cream cheese and season to taste.
  • Allow to stand for about 5 minutes then stir in the torn basil leaves and serve topped with a few more torn basil leaves and a green salad on the side.

Nutrition

Calories: 388kcal | Carbohydrates: 79g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 833mg | Potassium: 340mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 540IU | Vitamin C: 11.8mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 4.7mg