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Creamy barley & squash risotto
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Creamy barley & squash risotto

10 ingredients 10 min + 55 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Creamy barley & squash risotto

Barley is cheaper and lighter than Italian risotto rice, you can add all the liquid at once and it's really hard to overcook

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

599
Calories
17g
Protein
33g
Fat
58g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Barley 1 cup cooked (157g) 193
Mascarpone 2 tbsp (28g) 120
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
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

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 onion , finely chopped
  • 1 small butternut squash (600-700g), peeled and diced into small chunks
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • small glass of white wine
  • 400g pearl barley
  • 1.2l hot vegetable stock
  • 1 tbsp mascarpone
  • 50g Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), grated
  • large handful parsley , chopped

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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