Roast Butternut Squash Risotto Recipe

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Roast Butternut Squash Risotto
Serves4
Preparation Time15 mins
Cooking Time1 hours 20 mins
Total Time1 hours 35 mins
By Woman and Home
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This butternut squash recipe (opens in new tab) makes for a risotto (opens in new tab) you won’t forget in a hurry – with chilli flakes and plenty of garlic it’s a dish full of flavour.

HOW TO MAKE ROAST BUTTERNUT SQUASH RISOTTO

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 220 C, 200 C fan, 425 F, gas 7. Toss the butternut squash with the olive, chilli flakes and thyme in a large roasting tray and season, then roast for 35 minutes until golden and crispy.
  2. In a large pan melt the butter on a low heat and add the onion cooking gently until softened but not coloured. Add the garlic for a further minute and then pour in the rice stirring continuously for 2 minutes to coat.
  3. Pour the wine into the pan and stir for about 2 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed by the rice. Start adding the hot stock a ladle full at a time only allowing the rice to absorb the stock after each addition before pouring in the next ladle full.
  4. When all the stock has been absorbed and the rice is just cooked through but still has some bite, remove from the heat. Mash half the roast squash with the milk. Stir through the mashed squash and cheese then spoon into shallow bowls and scatter with the remaining, roasted squash pieces and Parmesan shavings.

Ingredients

  • 1 butternut squash, halved, deseeded and roughly chopped
  • 2tbsp olive oil
  • 1tbsp chilli flakes (optional)
  • 3 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
  • 40g (1 1/2 oz) butter
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 300g (10oz) Arborio risotto rice
  • 150ml (1/4pt) white wine
  • 1 litre hot free-range chicken stock
  • 2tbsp milk
  • 50g (2oz) Parmesan cheese, plus shavings to top
Top Tip for making Roast Butternut Squash Risotto

Cook the risotto base until half the stock has been absorbed and the rice is only half cooked then spread the rice out on a plate to cool down quickly and store it in an airtight container in the fridge for a day. When needed, heat the remaining stock and your rice together, stirring all the time until all the stock has been absorbed and the rice is cooked then continue with step 4

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