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Roasted Pumpkin Sausage Risotto

Roasted Pumpkin Sausage Risotto

The ultimate comfort food, Roasted Pumpkin Sausage Risotto combines creamy Arborio rice with roasted pumpkin and savory sausage. It's an easy weeknight dinner that celebrates the flavors of fall. You’ll want to make this warming dish tonight!
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 500

Ingredients
  

  • cups pumpkin peeled, cubed
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon chopped fresh garlic
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • ½ pound ground Italian sausage
  • 2 cups Arborio rice (risotto)
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 cup fresh baby spinach leaves
  • 6 ounces feta cheese crumbled
  • salt and pepper to taste

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Baking Sheet
  • Frying Pan
  • Large Pot
  • Peeler
  • Chef's Knife
  • Cutting Board
  • Wooden Spoon

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Brush a baking dish with olive oil.
  2. Place the pumpkin in a vegetable steamer over 1-inch of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender but still slightly firm.
  3. Transfer the pumpkin to the prepared baking dish, and brush with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Bake until golden brown.
  4. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a saucepan. Add the onion, garlic and sausage, and cook until the onion is tender and sausage is cooked.
  5. Stir in the rice, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Slowly add the vegetable broth ½ cup at a time, stirring frequently and allowing all of the liquid to be absorbed before adding more broth.
  6. Continue cooking until the rice is tender to bite, and then season with salt and pepper to taste.
  7. Mash ½ of the pumpkin and cut the other half into cubes. Stir the mashed pumpkin into the risotto along with the spinach. Ladle the risotto into bowls, and top with pumpkin cubes and feta crumbles.

Notes

  • Tip 1: If you are serving this recipe as GLUTEN-FREE, just be sure to use brands of risotto, vegetable broth and sausage that are known to be GF.