Tomato Sausage Risotto - Ready in 45 minutes & bursting with flavor. Your whole family will love this classic cheesy, creamy Italian dish.
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Calories 328kcal
Author Sandra
Ingredients
28ouncesdiced tomatoes in juice
1tablespoonolive oil
3/4poundsweet or hot Italian sausage
1small onionfinely chopped
salt and pepper to taste
1cuparborio rice
1/2cupchicken broth or white wine
1cupflat leaf spinachchopped; about 5 cups not chopped
1/2cupgrated parmesan cheese
2tbspbutter
Instructions
In a small saucepan, combine tomatoes (with their juice) and 3 cups water. Bring to a simmer; keep warm over low heat.
In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add sausage and onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up sausage until sausage is cooked and onion has softened, about 3-5 minutes.
Add rice; cook, stirring until well coated, 1 to 2 minutes. Add wine or broth; cook, stirring until absorbed about 1 minute.
Add about 2 cups of the hot tomato mixture to rice; simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until absorbed, 4 to 5 minutes. Continue adding tomato mixture, 1 cup at a time, waiting for it to be absorbed before adding the next, stirring occasionally, until rice is creamy and just tender, about 25 minutes total. (You may not have to use all the liquid.)
Remove from heat. Stir in spinach, parmesan, and butter; season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately (risotto will thicken as it cools), and sprinkle with additional parmesan, if desired.