Ingredients
- 4 cups low-sodium organic chicken broth, plus extra for moistening, as needed
- 1 cup canned pure pumpkin
- 4 slices applewood smoked bacon, chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 leek (white and pale green part), thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 1/2 cups Arborio rice or medium-grain white rice
- 2/3 cup dry white wine, such as pinot grigio
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon (generous) freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 1/2 cup coarsely crumbled soft fresh goat cheese (about 6 ounces)
Directions
Whisk together the broth and the pumpkin in a heavy medium saucepan and simmer over medium heat. Cover the pan and reduce the heat to low to keep the pumpkin broth warm.
Cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat until brown and crisp. Transfer to a paper towel with a slotted spoon to drain.
Melt the butter in a heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add the leek and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Cook until almost tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in the thyme. Add the rice and stir for 1 minute. Add the wine and simmer, stirring constantly, until completely absorbed, 1 to 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of the pumpkin broth and stir until almost completely absorbed, 1 to 2 minutes. Continue cooking the rice, adding the broth 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly and allowing each addition to absorb before adding the next. Cook until the rice is tender but still firm to the bite, and the mixture is creamy, 20 to 25 minutes, adding additional warm broth by 1/4 cupfuls if risotto is dry. Mix in the Parmesan, 1 tablespoon of the parsley, the remaining salt, pepper and nutmeg. Remove from the heat. Add more salt to taste.
Divide the risotto among 6 shallow bowls. Sprinkle each with the bacon, goat cheese and remaining parsley and serve.
















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By KBinebrink
on April 07, 2012
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If I could give 6 stars I would. We've made this 4 times. The bite of the wine, the stringy parmesan, the warm nutmeg and pumpkin. And I normally don't like pumpkin. Wonderful for a thanks giving dinner!
By laurenamaro
Phoenix, AZ
on January 11, 2012
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Great flavor. This was comfort food to me. I would probably double the amount of bacon for 6 people, but maybe wouldn't use 6 ounces of the goat cheese. I'm sure both of those changes would vary with the size of the bacon strips and the flavor of the cheese. I used Trader Joe's for both. The smokiness of the applewood bacon was phenomenal with the earthiness of the pumpkin. This was great with an oaky chardonnay (also used in the dish. Loved it!
By phinfan
on January 04, 2012
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I made this for a New Year's Eve meal and it was brilliant. I used homemade chicken stock and I think that made it even better. The flavour was wonderful and even the pickier eaters at the party enjoyed it.
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