Pumpkin Risotto with Spinach and Bacon

This Pumpkin Risotto with Spinach and Bacon is the proper dish to have fun fall flavors! It tastes heat, wealthy, and decadent with creamy pumpkin puree, nutty Parmesan cheese, and crispy bacon. This pumpkin risotto makes a fantastic foremost dish served with a facet salad or roasted greens. You would even add rooster breast or Italian sausage if you would like extra protein. The risotto additionally makes a fantastic facet dish to a meaty foremost course, simply dish up a smaller serving! Not solely is that this Pumpkin Risotto versatile and filled with fall taste, a one cup serving of this dish is simply 274 energy or 8 WW Factors on the present Weight Watchers plan. To view your present WW Factors for this recipe and observe it within the WW app or web site, click on right here!

Don’t be intimidated by the considered making risotto! It isn’t troublesome, it simply has the status of being a bit time-consuming as a result of it’s important to stir within the broth just a little at a time till it’s absorbed by the rice. This half takes about 20 minutes, nevertheless it’s properly value it to get the creamy texture of risotto!

Recipe Notes

• Rice: You’ll wish to use arborio rice for this recipe, as a result of it’s a novel sort of rice that will get creamy and chewy when cooked in a risotto. This may be present in most grocery shops the place you’d discover the opposite rice. Don’t attempt to substitute a special sort, it is not going to end up the identical!
• Bacon: I all the time use heart lower bacon as a result of it’s only a leaner lower of normal bacon and crisps up nice and tastes scrumptious. Nonetheless, for those who don’t eat pork or it’s simply your desire, be happy to make use of turkey bacon on this recipe! As a be aware, I used the bacon as a garnish in my photographs as a result of it seems fairly that manner, however I really stir it into the pumpkin risotto as a result of dishing it as much as serve. I like when it’s unfold out all through the dish!
• Parmesan: I like to recommend shopping for a bit of Parmesan cheese and finely shredding it your self utilizing a field grater so it’s recent and melts simply. Nonetheless, it shouldn’t be an issue to purchase shredded Parmesan to shave off just a little prep time.
• Wine: Most risotto recipes name for some wine and this pumpkin risotto is not any exception! I like to recommend a white wine on the drier facet. Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, or Chardonnay are all good choices. The wine will add taste and a little bit of acidity to the dish, however for those who don’t have any or don’t use alcohol, you may skip it and simply substitute further broth as a replacement.
• Broth: Warming the broth earlier than including it to the pot does preserve this Pumpkin Risotto from being a one pot meal, nevertheless it’s necessary! Including the broth heat helps the rice soak up it and launch its starches extra simply, giving the risotto the creamy texture you need.
• Attainable Add-Ins: If you need a bit extra protein on this dish you may all the time add some cooked rooster breast or Italian sausage. Each can be scrumptious on this dish! For garnish you might sprinkle on further Parmesan, recent herbs, or roasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds).

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