Butternut Squash and Vanilla Risotto

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Holy crap. This was amazing. Squash took a bit longer than five mins, and I used chicken stock instead. But everything else was spot on. The vanilla bean with squash and creamy rice was incredible. I see some ppl used extract instead of the bean. Get the bean if you can. There's something about seeing those pretty little brown specs throughout the white creamy rice that is very satisfying. Plus extract and the beans don't taste exactly the same. Brava Giada!

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Super easy to make. I didn't have vanilla bean so I used vanilla extract instead. I was nervous about the vanilla but it was hardly noticable. I wasn't sure I had cooked the squash long enough so I left it in the broth and added it to the risotto when I put the remaining broth in. In the end everything came perfectly delicious!

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This was fabulous. I just added vanilla extract rather than the bean as I already had everything else on hand. I didn't add the butter nor the full amount of Parmesan at the end, as my was creamy already due to the constant stirring. I would definitely make this again!

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This was an elegant and delicious recipe, perfect for serving to guests.

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This risotto is very delicious! We have made it several times and will make it many more. We usually make 1/2 recipe though and we always use 3 cups broth to make 1/2 recipe work...in order to make the risotto actually creamy versus dry and the rice stayed hard if we didn't increase the broth. Of course we tweak most recipes to our own taste, so don't be afraid of making it your own version by experimenting. This recipe actually took the fear of making risotto away--thanks Giada.

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Tasty! I was skeptical about this recipe but it turned out tasty. I didn't have vegetable stock, but chicken worked just fine for me.

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I was a little apprehensive about adding in the vanilla, but am glad that I did. It was so yummy! Will definitely make it again.

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Love love love it. My squash didn't boil in 5 minutes, though, it took a bit longer. The vanilla seemed to permeate the dish and it was just wonderful. I will be making again!

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Love Giada, but my husband and I did not care for this at all! I We absolutely love her mushroom risotto but this one fell short for us and I love butternut squash, vanilla, etc. I guess just not all together.

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We ended up needing more liquid and added a more wine and broth until the risotto finally became creamy. But it turned out very good! My sister has a gluten allergy so we used gluten free broth...excellent dish for anyone with celiac!