Immediate Pot Butternut Squash Risotto

Prepared in simply 35 minutes, this Immediate Pot Butternut Squash Risotto is a set it and overlook it meal. Fingers-off and method much less labor intensive with that creamy, wealthy texture all of us love! Who doesn’t love the wealthy, creamy texture of risotto?

What should you might make this beloved dish with out hovering over the range, always stirring for half-hour till your arm feels prefer it’s going to fall off?! 

That’s what the Immediate Pot is for! It means that you can make risotto with out all of the labor.

You merely add all of your components, set it, and let the strain cooker work its magic. You’re left with creamy risotto, each time.

Your Immediate Pot makes the risotto, and also you pour your self a glass of wine. It’s a win-win.

With the benefit of utilizing the Immediate Pot, I don’t suppose I’d ever really feel compelled to make risotto another method! The tip product is simply as wealthy and scrumptious.

This model requires butternut squash and it breaks aside into the rice after cooking, making a scrumptious fall / wintery taste with out huge chunks of squash.

Components You’ll Want

Notes on Components

butter: I used unsalted however salted can be tremendous too! You’ll simply regulate once you add salt on the finish, to style.

shallot: provides delicate oniony taste

garlic: provides a taste punch to the dish

arborio rice: I like utilizing this rice for risotto as a result of its most generally out there and has a better starch content material, which is vital for risotto. Different varieties that work properly for risotto embody Vialone Nano and Carnaroli. 

dry white wine: I used sauvignon blanc (as a result of it’s what I want to drink) however you possibly can use any dry, crisp white wine like a chardonnay or pinot grigio.

vegetable broth: you possibly can additionally use hen broth should you don’t want this to be vegetarian.

frozen butternut squash: I want utilizing frozen for this dish as a result of it’s a giant time saver and you’ll simply dump the entire bag in, however you probably have recent available you can also make that too!

sage leaves: that is used as a garnish that provides extra heat to the dish.

parmesan cheese: provides a pleasant umami taste increase and lends to the creaminess of the dish.

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Easy methods to Make Immediate Pot Butternut Squash Risotto

Skilled Tip

1. Don’t rinse the rice! Washing the rice strips away the starch that’s key for risotto’s creamy consistency.
2. If the risotto is just too thick, add extra broth, a 1/4 cup at a time, till your required consistency is reached.

Recipe FAQs

What flavors go properly with butternut squash?

Butternut squash is fairly versatile and pairs properly with many flavors like sage, thyme, cloves, all spice, nutmeg cinnamon, cardamom, and rosemary. It additionally goes properly with umami and savory flavors like cheese, bacon, and mushrooms, and aromatics like onion, shallot, and garlic.

What essential dish goes properly with butternut squash risotto?

Butternut squash risotto might be served as a essential dish with a vegetable on the aspect like my Brussels sprout salad with pomegranate or it may be paired with a protein like my gradual cooked salmon, air fryer salmon, or my air fryer entire hen.

What must you add to risotto to make it style higher?

Risotto is a clean canvas for flavors. You may add parmesan cheese and/or mushrooms for umami taste and butter, shallots or onion, and garlic go a good distance! All the time make sure you add salt and pepper for taste, too! Dry white wine is vital too because it provides acidity, which may also help steadiness out the richness of risotto. 

Storage and Preparation

Butternut squash risotto leftovers might be saved in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3-5 days. Leftovers might be reheated within the microwave or on the stovetop however I like so as to add a splash or two of vegetable broth earlier than heating in order that it thins out the risotto a bit.

You may freeze butternut squash risotto in an hermetic container within the freezer for as much as 3 months. Nonetheless, the feel of the risotto upon defrosting and reheating is likely to be a bit grainy. It’s greatest to attempt to retailer leftovers within the fridge should you can.

You possibly can additionally repurpose leftovers and make risotto balls! You’d add a number of eggs to your risotto, form the combination into balls, coat with breadcrumbs and fry in a pan with olive oil.

For extra butternut squash inspiration, try my different recipes under!

Entire Wheat Butternut Squash Banana Bread

Immediate Pot Butternut Squash Mac N Cheese

Butternut Squash Hash

Entire Wheat Butternut Squash Waffles

Spiced Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprout Naan Pizza

Butternut Squash and Kale Sluggish Cooker Lasagna

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This recipe was retested, reshot and revamped to convey you essentially the most scrumptious (and most stunning) dish! The unique put up was printed December 2019.