Roasted Pumpkin & Feta Risotto

[Katya]

The feta is really yummy baked 

I agree - it gives it a lovely texture and it blends into the risotto really well.   

[Snoozie]

Dinner for tomorrow night is now sorted!!!

[maddy]

Yum Kathryn!



First I dry roasted 50g pine nuts, for 4 minutes, varoma temp,    ......cap out.
I put that aside and added in 3/4 of it with the baby spinach once cooked, and some on top.
I only used 150g feta (still trying to get the family to eat it!), and used 1 tsp of TM stock.
Next time I'll hand chop the bacon......as I always over blitz on turbo! 

[Snoozie]

Yum! I only had long grain White rice so probably should've tasted before putting in serving as rice was still crunchy. Had nuke in microwave but still yum and will know better next time!!!

Youngest gobbled hers an eldest took a bit of coaxing for pumpkin but not the cheese lol

[johnro]

This was delicious Kathryn - thank you.  Made this for lunch today with the following tweaks

• skipped steaming pumpkin and just roasted
• added 1cm piece ginger with garlic and onion - used a red onion
• added 1/3 cup parmesan cheese and 150g sun dried tomatoes and stirred thru in thermomserve

Served with lamb - so moorish!!!!!!!!!   

[faffa_70]

I must admit Robyn that I generally only roast the pumpkin now. Might go back and change the recipe I think 

If you are lucky enough to be able to find bacon ends or thick cut bacon, I roast that as well instead of adding it to the risotto cooking 

[foodiepep]

I made this today at the tuckshop and it was fantastic.  Instead of using bacon I added 2 chicken breasts.

Everyone that ate it asked for the recipe.   

[Lellyj]

I wonder has anyone tried making this without the bacon for a vegetarian meal?  Well, rhetorical question, because I'm going to this evening, so I will let you know if the bacon is missed!!

[foodiepep]

I don't use bacon.  Actually I'm making this on Monday at the school Canteen as it is Monday's special.  As I've got 4kg of rice to make I'm doing it in 2 non stick frying pans instead of the Thermomix.  However I will be using the thermomix for the onions etc.

I'm adding chicken to some and leaving the other a vegetarian option.  Also leaving out the wine as it's a primary school and substituting it with lemon juice and extra stock

[Cuilidh]

.... looking forward to your verdict Lellyj.

[Lellyj]

Thanks for this--didn't miss the bacon!  Very nice! I just stirred through some crumbled ricotta (as I find the brand of fetta I have can can be a bit bitter when baked) and also some rocket leaves just before serving rather than spinach.  Didn't steam the pumpkin, just oven baked.  Will definitely make again. Thank you!

[foodiepep]

Just letting you all know this was a total success at the tuckshop on Monday.  I made 3kg or rice, added a whole pumpkin, all the baby spinach I had, left out the bacon but added 1.5 kg of chicken breasts.

All servings sold and it was a huge hit with lots of positive feedback.  Of course I wasn't able to make such a large amount in the TMX but I still took it and used it for the garlic and onions. 

Oh I also had to leave the wine out and substituted it for a bit of lemon juice and extra stock.

[NICKY 74]

i made this tonight, have made it several times now and its different every time depending what i have in. today i put zest of 1 lemon towards the end, and also some cubed philadelphia cream cheese as had no feta, and some broccolli florets. didnt put in bacon or wine.
added extra water though as i used about 100gr less rice and forgot to reduce the quantity of liquid, but think this helped cook the broccolli nicely in plenty of liquid, but it was all still absorbed by the end of resting time.
yum yum yum

[Katya]

I made this last night using beetroot instead of squash and it was wonderful and I'll definitely do it with beetroot again.   It was a pretty lurid shade of pink though 

[cookie1]

Another brilliant idea. Beetroot and feta. I love both.