Pumpkin Risotto with Spinach and Bacon

This Pumpkin Risotto with Spinach and Bacon is the proper dish to rejoice fall flavors! It tastes heat, wealthy, and decadent with creamy pumpkin puree, nutty Parmesan cheese, and crispy bacon. This pumpkin risotto makes an excellent primary dish served with a aspect salad or roasted greens. You may even add hen breast or Italian sausage if you would like extra protein. The risotto additionally makes an excellent aspect dish to a meaty primary course, simply dish up a smaller serving! Not solely is that this Pumpkin Risotto versatile and stuffed with fall taste, a one cup serving of this dish is simply 274 energy or 8 WW Factors on the present Weight Watchers plan. To view your present WW Factors for this recipe and observe it within the WW app or web site, click on right here!

Don’t be intimidated by the considered making risotto! It isn’t tough, it simply has the status of being a bit time-consuming as a result of you need to stir within the broth a bit of at a time till it’s absorbed by the rice. This half takes about 20 minutes, however it’s properly price it to get the creamy texture of risotto!

Recipe Notes

• Rice: You’ll need to use arborio rice for this recipe, as a result of it’s a novel sort of rice that will get creamy and chewy when cooked in a risotto. This may be present in most grocery shops the place you’d discover the opposite rice. Don’t attempt to substitute a unique sort, it won’t prove the identical!
• Bacon: I all the time use heart reduce bacon as a result of it’s only a leaner reduce of normal bacon and crisps up nice and tastes scrumptious. Nevertheless, in case you don’t eat pork or it’s simply your desire, be happy to make use of turkey bacon on this recipe! As a word, I used the bacon as a garnish in my photographs as a result of it appears to be like fairly that approach, however I truly stir it into the pumpkin risotto as a result of dishing it as much as serve. I like when it’s unfold out all through the dish!
• Parmesan: I like to recommend shopping for a bit of Parmesan cheese and finely shredding it your self utilizing a field grater so it’s contemporary and melts simply. Nevertheless, it shouldn’t be an issue to purchase shredded Parmesan to shave off a bit of prep time.
• Wine: Most risotto recipes name for some wine and this pumpkin risotto is not any exception! I like to recommend a white wine on the drier aspect. Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, or Chardonnay are all good choices. The wine will add taste and a little bit of acidity to the dish, however in case you don’t have any or don’t use alcohol, you possibly can skip it and simply substitute extra broth instead.
• Broth: Warming the broth earlier than including it to the pot does hold this Pumpkin Risotto from being a one pot meal, however it’s necessary! Including the broth heat helps the rice soak up it and launch its starches extra simply, giving the risotto the creamy texture you need.
• Potential Add-Ins: If you need a bit extra protein on this dish you possibly can all the time add some cooked hen breast or Italian sausage. Each could be scrumptious on this dish! For garnish you can sprinkle on extra Parmesan, contemporary herbs, or roasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds).

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