Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto Recipe [+VIDEO] 🍚 MasalaHerb.com (2024)

My creamy roasted butternut squash risotto recipe is a fall risotto dinner meal idea.

The risotto is prepared in one pot with roasted butternut squash and it includes wine as well.

I show you further below how to prepare this dish from scratch in my video and with the help of my process shots.

Risotto is a classic meal from northern Italy, made of rice and, in today's case, butternut squash.

I based the quick risotto recipe on my 3 mushroom risotto, and I use arborio rice in this recipe.

Please make sure to read through the instructions and tips below to learn how to make risotto from scratch.

Your supper will be up to your taste expectations!

🍚 Ingredients

My butternut squash rice recipe is made of a couple of ingredients.

These are my recommendations to make the best quality butternut squash risotto.

Butternut Squash

I like to use roasted butternut squash cubes in this recipe because roasted squash has more flavor.

The sweet juices in the squash get to develop in the heat of the oven and that's why roasted butternut squash is the best choice here.

You can use squash prepared in the pan or boiled but the result is not the same.

No matter what, the squash needs to be cooked before it is added to the risotto rice or else it would not get enough time to cook through.

Rice

The homemade Risotto is made with Arborio rice, which is an Italian short-grain rice variety.

Arborio is starchy, which is released into your risotto and that's why your risotto turns out so creamy.

You could use another rice variety for your risotto.

I like to stick to Arborio right now because it's widely available.

Liquids

Two liquids make this risotto amazing.

One is wine and the other a full-bodied stock.

Use a quality white wine to enrich your risotto. I like to use a rose too in this risotto with butternut squash.

Homemade stock with chicken or vegetables is always preferred but a store-bought one will do as well.

Seasoning

I add the following to my risotto to turn this dish into an irresistible meal experience:

• Salt
• Black Pepper
• Thyme - dried or fresh
• Garlic Powder
• Onion Powder

Cheese

There is only one cheese that you ever need to add to a risotto, the Parmigiano Reggiano Parmesan.

Parmigiano Reggiano is also known just as Parmesan in Europe and Asia and it's a hard aged granular cheese.

Parmesan in the US and Canada is not always quality parmigiano reggiano, but rather some processed cheese, so be aware!

Parmigiano makes this risotto, so don't skip it! (Just don't, please...)

🔪 How to make it?

Follow the complete process on how to cook risotto rice properly from A to Z.

Discover the recipe card with all the ingredients listed and instructions at the bottom of this post.

Step 1

Heat up a pot with butter and add your roasted butternut squash.

Add your dry rice as well and stir cook for a minute

Deglaze with white wine or rose and pour in some of the stock.

Mix everything over medium heat.

Step 2

Season with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and thyme and combine.

Pour some more stock in and allow the risotto to cook.

Repeat pouring in smaller quantities of stock to build your risotto.

The rice will cook and expand and the risotto will get creamy.

Step 3

Add in your parmesan cheese and the remaining stock and combine.

Cook until rice is al dente or more done and you are left with a velvety comforting risotto.

🥣 Serving

I love this squash rice dish with a green salad and vinaigrette and some wholewheat bread such as my spelt bread.

I also love this arugula feta salad with my risotto.

You can prepare some seared shrimp, scallops or squids to serve with your risotto too.

Or how about you add some pesto to your butternut risotto?

I like a tablespoon or so of cashew pesto dropped into my risotto.

Sauteed mushrooms and vegetables are a great side dish addition as well.

💭 FAQs

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