Butternut squash risotto recipe

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How to make butternut squash risotto recipe video. Learn how to make risotto with your butternut squash with this easy recipe

Butternut squash risotto
  • healthy
  • Vegetarian
  • healthy
Serves3–4
SkillEasy
Preparation Time10 mins
Cooking Time30 mins
Total Time40 mins
Five A DayOne
Cost RangeCheap
Nutrition Per PortionRDA
Calories462 Kcal23%
Fat12 g17%

Learn how to make butternut squash risotto with our simple recipe video. This butternut squash recipe produces a rich warming flavour and is the perfect dish for vegetarians also. As this dish is made with only a handful of ingredients the calorie count is low making it a great low calorie meals option.

Ingredients

  • 1 butternut squash, about 1kg (2¼lb), deseeded, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 3tbsp light olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
  • 250g (8oz) risotto rice
  • 150ml (¼ pint) white wine
  • Approximately 1 litre (1¾ pints) vegetable stock
  • 2tbsp freshly chopped sage
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the garnish:

  • Sunflower oil, for frying
  • 3-4 sage leaves

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Method

  1. Set the oven to gas mark 6 or 200°C.
  2. Place the chunks of butternut squash in a shallow roasting tin and pour over 2tbsp of light olive oil. Turn the squash to coat it in the oil, then cook it in the oven for 20-30 mins, turning it occasionally, until it's a light-golden colour at the edges.
  3. Meanwhile, heat the remaining olive oil in a deep frying pan and add the onion. Cook the onion over a medium heat for about 5 mins, until it softens, but doesn't colour. Add the rice to the pan, and stir it well to mix it in with the onion, and then add the wine to the pan. Bring it to a simmer, and then stir until the wine is almost completely absorbed.
  4. Bring the stock to the boil and then gradually add it to the risotto, stirring the risotto well, until the rice is just cooked. Adding the stock slowly and stirring well will help to make a thick, almost creamy risotto.
  5. To make the garnish, heat a small amount of sunflower oil in a pan, add the sage leaves and fry them very briefly until they are just crisp, then remove them from the pan.
  6. Stir the cooked butternut squash into the risotto, along with the sage and seasoning to taste. Garnish with the fried sage leaves just before serving. (Not suitable for freezing).
Top Tip for making Butternut squash risotto

Top tip: Although it's not suitable as a garnish, 1 level tbsp dried sage will work in place of chopped fresh sage in the risotto, if you can't find fresh.

Food & Recipes writer

Sue McMahon is a former Food and Recipes Writer at GoodTo and Cooking Editor at Woman's Weekly. Her primary passion is cakes and Sue regularly travels the world teaching cake decorating. Her biggest achievement to date was winning the Prix d’honneur at La Salon Culinaire International de Londres beating over 1,200 other entries.