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Colourful Pepper Risotto


Ingredients

2 cooking onions, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 each of sweet red, orange and yellow peppers, seeded and chopped
4 Tbspns extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbspn butter
1 ¼ cup short-grain (Arborio) rice
2 ¾ cups chicken stock
2 medium fresh zucchini, diced
sea salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup fresh flat leaf Italian parsley, chopped
1 to 2 leaves basil, finely chopped

Instructions

In medium saucepan, cook onion, garlic and red and yellow peppers in olive oil over medium-high heat, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add butter and mix well. Add rice and mix well to coat. Add chicken stock, zucchini, salt and pepper; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed and mixture is creamy. Stir in Parmesan, parsley and basil. Serve immediately sprinkled with additional Parmesan cheese, if desired. Makes 4 servings.