spaghetti risotto

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16 Pinches
Magnolia, TX
Updated on Feb 26, 2010

This is a great meatless dish that my family loves. Serve with garlic bread and a salad.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 45 Min
method ---
yield 4 - 6

Ingredients

  • 5 - 6 cups chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, extra virgin
  • 2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
  • 5 - 6 slices smoked bacon,chopped into small dice
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 pound spaghetti
  • 1 pound baby portabella mushrooms sliced
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 5 - 6 sprigs fresh thyme
  • - salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup grated parmigiano-reggiano
  • - a generous handful flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped (optional)

How To Make spaghetti risotto

  • Step 1
    Place the stock in a sauce pot and warm it over medium heat then reduce to simmer.
  • Step 2
    Heat the extra-virgin olive oil and the butter in a large, deep skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add the bacon to brown. Next add the garlic and spaghetti and toast the noodles lightly, 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Step 3
    Add onions and mushrooms, thyme and season with salt and pepper. Soften veggies a bit, 5 minutes. Add a few ladles of stock and stir the pasta. Keep stirring adding stock a few ladles at a time allowing liquids to be mostly absorbed before adding more, as if you were preparing a risotto. When liquids are absorbed and spaghetti is cooked to al dente, 12-15 minutes, stir in cheese.
  • Step 4
    Adjust salt and pepper. Turn off heat and stir another minute. Remove the thyme stems. Serve in shallow bowls and garnish with lots of parsley

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Category: Pasta
Culture: Italian

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