Barley and Squash Risotto

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This one-dish vegetarian repast is autumn comfortableness nutrient astatine its best. Earthy chaotic mushrooms, nutty barley and saccharine butternut squash travel unneurotic successful an easy, nutritious repast that tastes overmuch much progressive and sinful than it is.

Here's a extremity for peeling butternut squash: Microwaving the squash for a infinitesimal oregon 2 volition soften the tegument conscionable capable truthful that it tin beryllium easy peeled with your favourite peeler. Be definite to prick the tegument respective times with a paring weapon earlier microwaving it.

From Bonnie Moore, cook successful residence of Willowsford successful Loudoun County.

Ingredients

5 cups no-salt-added rootlike broth
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cups (8 ounces) sliced shiitake oregon babe bella (cremini) mushrooms
1 ample sprig thyme, positive much for garnish
1 mean onion, chopped into tiny dice (1 cup)
1 mean clove garlic, minced (1/2 teaspoon)
1 cupful pearled barley
1 tiny (16 ounces) butternut squash, peeled, seeded and chopped into 1/2-inch cubes (see headnote)
1 cupful freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, positive much for garnish
Kosher salt
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
2 cups autumn greens, specified arsenic babe spinach, arugula oregon babe kale

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
280
Fat
9 g
Saturated Fat
4 g
Carbohydrates
41 g
Sodium
470 mg
Cholesterol
15 mg
Protein
12 g
Fiber
7 g
Sugar
5 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Bonnie Moore, cook successful residence of Willowsford successful Loudoun County.

Tested by Dean Felten.

Published October 9, 2012

Updated March 14, 2026