Slow Cooker Beet Green Risotto

Risotto is a great way to use up beet greens, and making it in a slow cooker means there's no stirring involved!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 55 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 446 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 3 bunches beet greens, stems chopped and leaves finely sliced
• 1.25 cups Arborio rice
• 0.5 cup dry white wine
• 3.75 cups chicken broth

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onion until softened, about 3 minutes. Add beet stems; saute for 1 to 2 minutes. Add white wine and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Add rice and stir until it begins turning translucent, about 2 minutes.

Step 2

Scrape rice and onion mixture into a slow cooker. Set slow cooker on High. Add beet greens and broth. Cover and cook until rice is tender but not soupy, 1 3/4 to 2 1/2 hours. Stir in Parmesan cheese.