Microwave spinach risotto+

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 small Onion, chopped
2 tablespoons Olive or salad oil
1 cup Regular long grain rice
1 can Chicken broth (13 1/4 to 14 1/2 oz.)
1 pack Frozen, chopped spinach thawed (10 oz.)
cup Grated parmesan cheese
¼ teaspoon Pepper
1 medium Tomato

Directions

1. In a 2 qt. casserole, cook onion and olive oil, covered, on high 3 to 4 minutes till tender, stirring halfway through cooking. Stir in rice, coating each grain. In a 2 cup measure, place broth; add water to make 2 cups. stir broth mixture into rice. Cook, covered, on medium (50% power) 13 to 15 minutes until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.

2. Drain spinach well, squeezing to remove all liquid. stir spinach, Parmesan cheese, and pepper into rice. let stand, covered, 5 minutes.

Remove seeds from tomato and cut into ½" chunks; stir into rice.

Garnish with thin slices of Parmesan cheese (draw a peeler across a block of Parmesan to make wafer thin slices.) Mary Riemerman

Submitted By MARY RIEMERMAN On 04-10-95

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