Need a killer entrée that guests will rave about? Try restaurant-fare risotto with shrimp.
Champagne Shrimp Risotto
- Prep Time 50 min
- Total 50 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1 lb uncooked medium shrimp in shells, thawed if frozen
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup brut champagne, dry white wine or Progresso™ chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked Arborio or other short-grain white rice
- 2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton), warmed
- 1 cup clam juice or water, warmed
- 2 cups chopped arugula, watercress or spinach
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
- Chopped fresh parsley, if desired
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Peel shrimp. Make a shallow cut lengthwise down back of each shrimp; wash out vein.
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Step2In 12-inch skillet or 4-quart Dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook, stirring frequently, until tender. Reduce heat to medium. Add shrimp; cook uncovered about 8 minutes, turning once, until shrimp are pink. Remove shrimp from skillet; keep warm.
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Step3Add champagne to onion in skillet; cook until liquid has evaporated. Stir in rice. Cook uncovered over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until edges of rice kernels are translucent. In 4-cup glass measuring cup, mix chicken broth and clam juice; pour 1/2 cup mixture over rice. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until liquid is absorbed. Repeat with remaining broth mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, until rice is tender and creamy.
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Step4About 5 minutes before risotto is done, stir in shrimp, arugula, cheese and pepper. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.
Nutrition
320
Calories
6g
Total Fat
19g
Protein
43g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 320
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 18%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 125mg
- 41%
- Sodium
- 610mg
- 25%
- Potassium
- 290mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 43g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 19g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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