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Pearl barley, butternut squash and sage risotto
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Pearl barley, butternut squash and sage risotto

8 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes
Pearl barley, butternut squash and sage risotto

Pearl barley is much cheaper than traditional risotto rice and more flavoursome too.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

351
Calories
5g
Protein
12g
Fat
57g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Barley 1 cup cooked (157g) 193
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Pumpkin not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 75g/2½oz butter
  • 1 onion
  • 800g-1kg/1lb 12oz-2lb 4oz butternut squash
  • 2 garlic
  • 1 litre/1¾ pint vegetable stock
  • 250g/9oz pearl barley
  • 2 sprigs sage
  • and saltblack pepper

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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