Risotto with Butternut Squash and White Beans

Known in Italian as 'Risotto con Zucca i Fagioli.' Steamed butternut squash folded into a creamy white bean risotto is the perfect flavorful dish for a weeknight or entertaining your favorite guests.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 437 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon dried basil (Optional)
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 onion, diced
• ½ cup white wine
• 1 small tomato, diced
• 1 butternut squash - peeled, seeded, and cubed
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram (Optional)
• 1 (16 ounce) package Arborio rice
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce, or more to taste
• 8 cups chicken broth, or more as needed
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano (Optional)
• 1 (14 ounce) can small white beans, drained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Season butternut squash cubes with salt and black pepper. Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover and bring the water to a boil. Add butternut squash, cover, and steam until just tender, 10 to 12 minutes depending on thickness. Transfer squash to a bowl and mash.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in the hot oil until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir tomato into onions until onions become translucent, 3 to 5 more minutes. Add Arborio rice to onion mixture and stir to coat with oil; cook and stir until rice becomes translucent with a white spots in the middle of each grain, about 2 minutes.

Step 3

Stir white wine into rice mixture; cook and stir until wine is completely absorbed, 2 to 4 minutes; add marjoram, oregano, and basil. Pour chicken broth into rice mixture, about 1/2 cup at a time, stirring until liquid is absorbed, until rice is creamy but firm to the bite, 20 to 25 minutes. Stir squash into rice mixture until fully incorporated. Remove from heat.

Step 4

Stir hot pepper sauce, white beans, Parmesan cheese, and parsley into risotto until cheese is melted. Season with salt and black pepper.