{"id":1883,"date":"2023-05-18T13:52:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T13:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/?p=1883"},"modified":"2026-04-21T22:02:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:02:41","slug":"butternut-squash-risotto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/butternut-squash-risotto\/","title":{"rendered":"Butternut Squash Risotto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photo by Stephanie Knewasser<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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From the kitchen of Brian Barkwell<\/h4>\n\n\n

Trim, peel & remove seeds from:<\/p>\n

2 lbs butternut squash<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Cut into 1″ cubes.<\/p>\n

Set aside.<\/p>\n

Using a food processor, mince:<\/p>\n

1 c onion, cut in 1″ chunks<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

1 c carrot, cut in 1″ chunks<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

1 c celery, cut in 1″ chunks<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Process until it’s a fine textured paste.<\/p>\n

Set aside.<\/p>\n

In a large heavy saucepan, over medium heat:<\/p>\n

3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

2 Tbsp butter<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

When the butter is melted, add the onion, celery & carrot mixture.<\/p>\n

Add:<\/p>\n

1\/2 tsp kosher salt<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often.<\/p>\n

It should dry out & just begin to stick.<\/p>\n

Add:<\/p>\n

5 c stock<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Bring to a boil.<\/p>\n

Add:<\/p>\n

the prepared squash<\/p>\n

2 c arborio rice<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

2 1\/2 tsp kosher salt<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Return to a boil.<\/p>\n

Cover the pot with the lid.<\/p>\n

Reduce heat to maintain a simmer.<\/p>\n

Cook for 14 minutes or until the rice and squash are cooked and creamy.<\/p>\n

Turn off the heat.<\/p>\n

Add:<\/p>\n

2 Tbsp butter, cut into pieces<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Stir until incorporated.<\/p>\n

Add:<\/p>\n

1\/2 c freshly grated Grana Padano or Parmigiano-Reggiano<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Serve immediately in warmed pasta dishes, with additional grated cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Brian Barkwell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,28,27],"tags":[257,332,106,340,298,268],"class_list":["post-1883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sides","category-starchy","category-veggie","tag-brian-barkwell","tag-butternut","tag-recipe","tag-rice","tag-risotto","tag-squash"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1883"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9001,"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1883\/revisions\/9001"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyrecipesandmore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}