Oven Baked Mushroom and Baby Spinach Risotto

Mushroom and Baby Spinach Risotto
  • 5 minutes preparation
  • 30 minutes cooking
  • easy difficulty
  • 4 serves

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Arborio rice
  • 5 cups boiling water
  • 2 x 10g vegetable stock cubes, crumbled
  • 3 tablespoons margarine
  • 3 cups sliced mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 cups baby spinach leaves or chopped spinach leaves
  • 2 tablespoons chopped chives (or another herb of your choice)

Method

  1. Combine rice, water, stock cube, margarine and mushrooms into a large ovenproof dish. Cover dish lightly with lid.
  2. Bake in a hot oven (200°C) for 30 minutes or until rice is tender.
  3. Stir through spinach leaves Parmesan and chives. Serves 6

Tips

  • Unlike Cheddar or Mozzarella, Parmesan cheese does not form 'strings' when heated in recipes.
  • The name 'risotto' comes from the Italian 'riso' which means rice.

Nutritional Information

Per Serve

Kilojoules 1520 kJ

Calories 360 Cal

Protein 9 g

Total fat 11 g

Carbohydrate 55 g

Sodium 600 mg

Potassium 340 mg

Calcium 80 mg

Iron 1.1 mg

Fibre 3 g

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