Ahhhhh!!! The sun was still out for dinnertime.
No more dark dining rooms!!!
Hello beautiful dining room
What’s for dinner? A pantry staple creation:
Smoked Goat Cheese Risotto with Sherry Mushrooms
Los ingredients
The frozen bean & greens blend is from Whole Foods. Nice time saver! I only wish there had been more greens (and thickly cut like on the box – not chopped tiny pieces). It was heavy on the beans.
Smoked Goat Cheese Risotto with Sherry Mushrooms
Smoked paprika, creamy goat cheese and buttery walnuts are the highlights of this pantry staple recipe.
Servings 3
Ingredients
- For the risotto
- 1 cup dry risotto rice
- 3-4 cups broth I used water - I would have used broth if we’d had any!
- 1 box of beans & greens or 1 cup of frozen greens and 1 cup of beans OR fresh greens and beans
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 oz creamy goat cheese log
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts toasted in a dry skillet
- For the mushrooms
- 1 pint cremini mushrooms
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 oz sherry or white wine or broth
Instructions
- Combine risotto rice and TWO cups of broth in a pot. Bring to boil and then reduce to simmer for 10-15 minutes, until liquid is mostly absorbed. Add 1 more cup of water. Repeat absorption, stirring sometimes. Add last cup of water along with beans + greens, salt, pepper and paprika. Cook until liquid is nearly absorbed. Add goat cheese and butter. Stir in.
- For mushrooms, heat butter in a large pan. Add mushrooms and garlic. Sautee (stepping away!) for 5-8 minutes. Add a splash of sherry to deglaze.
- Serve risotto with mushrooms on top and more paprika for garnish.
- Top with walnuts.
Served with sparkling “wine” [H2O]
Nite early!
Holly @ Couch Potato Athlete says
I loved having daylight this evening too! I kept looking outside and then at the clock thinking “it is seriously 7pm? It looks like it should be 2pm”. I love it!
Great dinner, have a nice evening!
Annette @ EnjoyYourHealthyLife says
mmmm risotto! That does look amazing. The sun was out today too and it was soooooo lovely 🙂 Have a great night, Kath!!
Ellie@fitforthesoul says
what a fabulous recipe~I’d like to try it sometime b/c I lava mushrooms and goat cheese~sometimes. Depends which kind though! Do you have goat cheeses that you don’t like or can’t eat?
KathEats says
I love them all!
Larbs says
I had mushroom risotto for dinner tooo!! (but it was from a frozen package…)
Mary @ Bites and Bliss says
I noticed that too!! It confused me for a second. 😛
olivewineandfood says
i’ve tried the spinach and mushroom whole foods blend. very convenient!
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey says
Yum!! I love the lighting at night now too!!!
Angie says
Got to love that natural light! Makes everything look beautiful! Love having an extra hour at night but I’m totally exhausted already…
Stacey says
We ate dinner outside too! I’m loving this extra daylight, isn’t it great?! 🙂
Estela @ Weekly Bite says
I love having risotto for dinner. We need to make it more 🙂
Kristen, Sweetly says
Happy Spring Forward!!! It was all I needed to be all smiles through dinner. I am thrilled that it’s just around the corner.
I didn’t have risotto (nor have I ever tried to make it). But my barley dinner came out creamy like risotto, so it was a fun compromise.
Justeen @ Blissful Baking says
Your dinner looks incredibly delicious! I want a bite! 🙂
Val @ Balancing Val says
Seems like WF is on a kick of selling frozen greens.
I’m all for not wasting food AND having more easy access to the leafy-ness 😀
katy says
yum! it looks amazing!!! i’m always scared to try to make risotto…
KathEats says
I never follow all the “rules” for risotto. I just cook it like rice and add more liquid when I feel like it 🙂 I am not a rule follower!
Heather says
I also love that it is light out later at night!
I need to check out those whole foods frozen greens – sounds like a great time saver.
Hannah says
Oh my gosh, having recently made a broad bean and mushroom pilaf with porcini that I adored, I know that I’ll love this! Goat cheese FTW!
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says
you know you’re a food blogger when daylight savings is the best thing ever!
Mara @ What's for Dinner? says
The light this evening made dinner so much more pleasant!! Maybe tomorrow I’ll even venture outside for my photos, but today, the 33* temps were a bit much for my taste 🙂
missy says
Dinner sounds great.
I love the pic of Matt and Tiger. lol
wendy sue says
totally random but I used the beans + greens blend to make soup tonight. I, too, was quite surprised by the tiny little pieces of kale as opposed to the pic on the box. still tasty though.
Cindy says
Those flowers are gorgeous!
Megan @ Loving the little things says
Sounds delish! I’ve been reading risotto recipes for years now, but haven’t tried making my own yet. I know it can’t be that hard, so I really need to quit procrastinating and give it a try!
Cara Craves... says
You are quite lucky that it is warm enough to eat outside!
Katie @ PEACEBEME says
I love risotto with mushrooms and sherry!
Chelsea says
Yummo, your dinner looks delicious! Love the addition of the spring flowers!!
Hilary says
Mmm….mushrooms and goat cheese…I’m in!
Emma (Namaste Everyday) says
what a mouth-watering meal!
Melomeals: Vegan for $3.33 a Day says
that looks so good! I am super jealous of your flowers.. growing in the ground!
I fear that will not happen for a while here in NH
Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) says
this sounds so bad but i love cooking sherry…like i think i could drink it 🙂 when i was a kid my mom used to cook with white wine and sherry and make all kinds of really gourmet food. I have no idea what half of it was, but now, as a mom…I can appreciate what she was doing!
At least she didn’t have to wonder what to set her aperture on for daylight savings time, though. She just wrote things on a 4 x 6 notecard and threw it in a really messy cookbook. lol.
J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
I’m thrilled about extended daylight, too!
That risotto looks wonderful!!
Brittany (Eating Bird Food) says
This dinner looks delightful!
Wan’t the weather amazing today??
Katie @ Nourishing Flourishing says
I must ask, have you always loved goat cheese? I’m wondering if it’s just an acquired taste, or if it’s one of those things you just love or hate, and can’t adapt to. I keep trying different types, and I enjoy the textures and initial flavors, but that sour bite at the end gets me! It seems so versatile — I want to love it, lol! That, and my friends want me to love it, so we can share more dishes when we go out 😉
KathEats says
I don’t remember eating it when I was a kid. I started to like it when I saw it on restaurant menus, but I found it to be just like cream cheese but healthier so I was hooked right away!
andrea @ chocolateandoranges says
Katie-
If it helps I never used to like goat cheese (thought the taste was just too strong) and just kept eating it until I decided I loved it! So it definitely CAN be an acquired taste 🙂 When I started I could only eat it mixed in with a ton of other things and now I love it all on it’s own. I did a similar thing with yogurt (which literally used to make me gag) – it’s now one of my favorite foods!
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
I definitely agree that it just feels more spring-like with more light… love it!
What an awesome recipe! Perfectly prepared and sounds delicious!
Christin@purplebirdblog says
Those flowers and those mushrooms are absolutely beautiful! 🙂
Danielle says
What a beautiful spread! I love that it’s going to be brighter so much later now. It makes my days. Also, that recipe sounds incredible. Especially because I haven’t had cheese in about three weeks. Can’t wait to de-veganize with KERF 😉
lynn @ the actor's diet says
new whole foods products to try! score!!!
Amanda (Eating Up) says
I love risotto! When I lived with my sister, we used to make it a lot. It brings back good memories!
Erin (Shortcut to Bliss) says
Daylight Savings Time is literally my very fav part of the year. I love sitting on the patio with a glass of wine after work!
Laura (Starloz) says
when i look in my pantry, i seriously struggle finding a recipe idea in my head. you obviously don’t have said problem.
Kathleen @ KatsHealthCorner says
Your food looks fabulous! i was just wondering, what’s a Risotto? what’s Risotto Rice?
xoxox
Kathleen
KathEats says
It’s a kind of rice made into a kind of dish: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risotto
Shannon @ My Place In The Race says
Man that looks REALLY good! Aren’t you so stoked about the longer day now!? I’m loving the later sunshine 😀
Alaina says
Hmm…I love risotto!!
Even though the lost hour was tough, having more sunlight more than makes up for it. 🙂
Allie says
Hey Kath! The risotto looks amazing! If you don’t have broth you can always use bullion cubes. I like to use them because they give a little extra flavor and you can keep them in the pantry for a long time!
KathEats says
I use them too! We are just out. I found a healthy kind at whole foods, but I didn’t love the flavor. Do you use a kind that’s free of hydrogenated oils? I “regular” ones I saw were not real food!
Beatrix @ Beaglebea says
I don’t like losing an hours sleep, but I love that it’s lighter in the evening now.
sarah (sarah learns) says
i just bought goat cheese last week after seeing it all over your blog! 🙂
Hannah @ Healthy Whip says
That looks amazing- I adore mushrooms. I can’t wait until our clock goes forward 🙂
notyet100 says
bowl looks super delicious
Mauimandy@The Grains of Paradise says
Loving the look of your rustic outdoor table. Yum!
Sarah (Running To Slow Things Down) says
I love bright dinners! 😀 And best of all, I love that it will still be bright out when I go running at night. 😀
Lauren says
That dish looks fantastic. I was just dreaming about risotto last night but realized I don’t think I’ve ever attempted to make it on my own. I need to get on that.
Holly says
If I put that small amount of food in front of my husband, he would laugh at me. Does Matt eat a second helping? Does he eat a snack before bed?
KathEats says
His portion was about 30% bigger than mine and he went back for seconds
Simply Life says
delicious risotto!
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
I loved being able to photograph my dinner in the light too! But I didn’t like eating breakfast in the dark this morning. 😛
Christie {Nourishing Eats} says
Too funny, the blog in my reader that I read before yours was a risotto recipe 😀 Must be some sort of sign 😀
Baking 'n' Books says
Is that 2 servings? And do you eat outside?! Or just take photos out there? 🙂
Sabina says
I usually use arborio rice for risotto, but have also used carnaroli rice. Arborio rice is more widely available.
The method that Kath used is a quick one and will yield good results, however, risotto should really be made slowly, to allow the rice to gluten-ize and become super creamy.
I’ve used Jamie Oliver’s basic risotto recipe many, many times and it’s super easy, but requires
babying the rice by adding a spoonful of liquid then stirring until the liquid is absorbed and then repeating until the rice is cooked. The result is spectacular!
If you’re in a pinch for time, use Kath’s method.
Jason @ Shutter&Saute says
Love your photography on this one! I am definitely bookmarking this risotto recipe.
KathEats says
Thanks! I love your blog title 🙂