Spending huge amounts of our income on food became an annoyance to me. I'd rather go to Europe thank you very much!! We wanted four things, to eat well and enjoy our meals while keeping our weight and our expenses under control. Incentive was born and I started to do something about it. I hope to use this Blog to share what I've discovered.

Monday, June 01, 2009

Risotto Florentine

Risotto Florentine

Here is a nice change from some of the flat fat free meals you may have been making, should make enough for four.

Ingredients



1/2 cup of chopped onion (medium sized).

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 cup uncooked Arborio rice

3 cups vegetable broth

1/2 tsp saffron threads or 1/4 tsp ground tumeric

1 can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained (15-16 ounces)

10 ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thaw and squeeze out the excess water.

1/4 cup grated fat free Parmesan Cheese.

now for the hard part.


In a 10 inch skillet put 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.

Cook garlic and onion over medium-high heat until crisp-tender.

Add the cup of rice, beans and stir until coated with the onion-garlic.

Add the broth and bring to a boil, stir well, cover and reduce the heat, simmer for 20-25 minutes or until the rice is done.

You can try different spices with this recipe.