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Pumpkin risotto

Pumpkin risotto

Pumpkin risotto is smooth, comforting and delicious. A fantastic autumnal meal!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 3 servings
Calories 556 kcal

Equipment

  • medium pan

Ingredients
  

  • 12 oz pumpkin (peeled & de-seeded weight) or red kuri/butternut/honeynut squash
  • 1 small/med onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1.5 cups arborio rice
  • 3 cups light stock vegetable or chicken if you don't need it to be vegetarian
  • 0.75 cups freshly grated parmesan lightly packed, approx
  • 1 pinch nutmeg
  • 1 pinch pepper
  • 1 teaspoon aged balsamic vinegar approx, to serve

Instructions
 

  • Peel and de-seed the pumpkin/squash, if not already prepared. Cut into a relatively small dice. Peel and dice the onion and garlic.
  • Warm the oil and butter in a medium pan over a medium heat then add the onion. Cook for around 5 minutes until the onion softens, but make sure it doesn't brown (reduce heat or add a little more butter, if needed).
  • Add the garlic and pumpkin/squash and cook a few more minutes until it all softens (around another 5, but depends on the kind of squash/pumpkin and size of pieces). Often this works best by covering the pan with a lid to let the vegetables sweat. Mash the pumpkin/squash so that it's a rough puree.
  • Add the rice and cook for a minute or two then add enough stock to cover the rice. Keep adding a little more stock (around ½ to 1 cup at a time) as the previous amount is absorbed, stirring now and then so that it doesn't stick. Typically, it doesn't need stirred much to start but more towards the end.
  • Once the rice is cooked and the stock has been absorbed, stir through the parmesan, nutmeg and pepper. Adjust seasoning to taste. Serve topped with a drizzle of aged balsamic and a few shaves of parmesan.

Notes

As mentioned above, I used red kabocha squash which worked very well. Red kuri, butternut or buttercup would be a great alternative, or pie pumpkin.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 556kcalCarbohydrates: 94gProtein: 16gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 236mgPotassium: 718mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 9844IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 134mgIron: 6mg
Keyword autumnal meal, Comfort Food, pumpkin risotto
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