Easy Spring Risi E Bisi Recipe

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds umami.

Add vegetable broth and 3 cups water to a large pot and warm over medium heat for 5 minutes.

Add oil to a separate large pot and place over medium heat.

Add leeks and saute for 5 minutes.

Add garlic and rice and cook, stirring, to toast the rice, about 3 minutes.

Add warmed broth and water mixture to the rice and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for 10 minutes.

Add peas, salt, and pepper, and continue cooking, covered, for 10 more minutes.

Stir in the Parmesan and parsley.

Simmer and stir, uncovered, for 5 minutes.

Serve risi e bisi right away.

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