Ingredients
- 5 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 ounces pancetta, chopped
- 1 link (about 6 ounces) spicy Italian sausage, casing removed
- 3/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 4 ounces button mushrooms, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups Arborio rice or medium-grain white rice
- 3/4 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
Directions
In a medium saucepan, bring the broth to a simmer. Cover the broth and keep warm over low heat.
In a large heavy saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the pancetta and sausage and saute until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms and saute until tender, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan, about 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the rice and stir to coat. Add the wine and simmer until the wine has almost completely evaporated, about 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup of simmering broth and stir until almost completely absorbed, about 2 minutes. Continue cooking the rice, adding the broth 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly and allowing each addition of broth to absorb before adding the next, until the rice is tender but still firm to the bite and the mixture is creamy, about 25 to 30 minutes total. Remove from the heat. Stir in 3/4 of the Parmesan. Transfer the risotto to a serving bowl. Sprinkle with the parsley and remaining Parmesan and serve immediately.
















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By kimberlyvaba
on March 19, 2013
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Delicious!! One of my favorite dishes to make & My husbands favorite.
I make this every couple of months, I also always get asked for the recipe.
Only thing I do different is add more sausage and pancetta!
By chefitzd
North Carolina
on January 04, 2013
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I left out the pancetta and used chicken sausage, but still terrific. My husband, who has always claimed not to like risotto, thought it was delicious.
By pma1982
Bothell, WA
on August 21, 2012
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I'm from New Orleans and LOVE the traditional Dirty Rice. This is a great spin off. I change it up a little by adding more than one link of sausage and larger amounts of the "trinity" onion, celery and bell pepper, add garlic and deglaze the pan with white wine. To avoid all the stirring I use 1lb of orzo instead of the rice which I simply boil in water, add a handful of chopped basil and leave out the mushrooms because I'm just not a fan of them. I call it Dirty Orzo with an Italian spin and believe me it has been a hit for years!
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