Ham And Zucchini Risotto Recipes

HAM, ZUCCHINI & PUMPKIN RISOTTO

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-low heat.
• Add onion and garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes until onion has softened.
• Add the wine and cook until the liquid is reduced by half.
• This should take 3-5 minutes.
• Add rice, salt pepper and ham and stir to coat evenly.
• Add 2 cups of stock and stir over medium heat until absorbed.
• This should take 5-6 minutes.
• Stir in pumpkin and zucchini.
• Continue to add as much stock as needed, 1 cup at a time, stirring until rice is creamy and tender but still firm in the centre.
• This should take 15-18 minutes from the time you add first stock.
• Remove from heat and stir in remaining 1 tablespoon of butter, basil and parmesan cheese.

TURKEY OR HAM RISOTTO

Steps:

• Chop whole onion.
• Heat a nonstick pot until very hot. Reduce heat to medium-high; add 2 teaspoons of the oil; saute onion until it begins to brown.
• Heat the chicken stock in a separate pot until hot but not boiling.
• Wash, trim, seed and julienne whole pepper.
• Heat a small nonstick pan until it is very hot. Reduce heat to medium-high and add remaining oil. Saute pepper until it begins to soften.
• When onion begins to brown, stir in the rice to coat, and add the white wine; allow wine to cook away.
• Wash, trim and chop tomato fine; mince the garlic. Add both to the pepper.
• Add about 1 cup of simmering stock to rice, and cook over medium-high heat, stirring often until liquid is absorbed. Repeat the procedure, 1 cup of broth at a time.
• In between adding the broth to the rice, julienne the turkey or ham and add to the pepper-tomato mixture with the Marsala. Cook to reduce the Marsala by half.
• Grate the cheese.
• When the rice is almost tender, add another cup of stock along with the turkey or ham mixture, and cook until most of the broth is absorbed. Stir in the cheese.

HAM & ZUCCHINI ITALIANO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a large skillet, saute zucchini in oil until crisp-tender. Sprinkle with basil, salt and pepper., Place half of the zucchini in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Layer with half of the ham, marinara sauce and cheese. Repeat layers., Bake, uncovered, 10-12 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted. Serve with a slotted spoon.