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Aubergine (Eggplant) Risotto with winter squash or pumpkin

Aubergine (Eggplant) Risotto with winter squash or pumpkin

by Thrifty Lesley | Nov 3, 2024 | All Recipes, Dinners

This is recipe I made when looking to use the vegetables in the vegetable box one week. I had a couple of aubergines and a huge lovely firm winter squash and used one aubergine and a wedge of pumpkin. This recipe, for 2-3, uses an aubergine / eggplant and a wedge of...
Tomato Risotto – Risotto Pomodoro

Tomato Risotto – Risotto Pomodoro

by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 12, 2024 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories

If you are like me and grow tomatoes in your garden, you are likely to have large amount of them at this time of year. I was looking for ways to use a lot in one go and came up with tomato risotto which used 400g for me and my husband. Oh my goodness, was it good! The...
Chicken and Vegetable Risotto (no wine) – Stretch A Chicken (2)

Chicken and Vegetable Risotto (no wine) – Stretch A Chicken (2)

by Thrifty Lesley | Jul 17, 2022 | All Recipes, Dinners, Less than 500 calories, Meal Plan 11, Stretch A Chicken

Risotti are incredibly useful to use up all kinds of bits and pieces. Or, as here, using leftover roast chicken and a couple of vegetables to make something truly delectable. How to make Italian chicken risotto This leftover chicken risotto uses meat leftover from a...
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