Make this easy risotto during Halloween or any other time in the pumpkin season.

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It’s delicious and high in fibre and vitamins, while low in fat. The orange colour of pumpkin comes from carotene, which is converted to vitamin A by our bodies. Vitamin A is important for eye health and is also an antioxidant, which means it keeps our cells healthy.

Preparation time: 25 minutes
Ready in: 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups Arborio rice
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup finely diced pumpkin
• 1 litre chicken or vegetable stock
• 1/2 cup sweetcorn kernels (tinned or from cob)
• 1/2 cup long beans or peas, thawed if using frozen
• Grated Parmesan
• Salt & pepper

Instructions

1. Heat butter over medium heat in medium size pot.
2. Saute garlic for a minute, add onions for another minute, and diced pumpkin – sauté for another 3 minutes.
3. Add dried Arborio rice 1/2 cup at a time, and stir into sautéed mixture.
4. Add 1/2 cup of stock and stir mixture gently.
5. Once stock has been absorbed, add another 1/2 cup stock (have magazine to hand, or get kids to stir supervised).
6. Repeat step 5 until stock has been absorbed.
7. Stir in sweetcorn, peas and Parmesan cheese.
8. Add salt & pepper to taste.

Get The Children To Help!

Easy tasks for younger children:

• Measure rice and butter
• Help mummy / daddy to stir
• Grate Parmesan as much as you like

Moderate tasks for older children:

• Help mummy / daddy to stir
• Grate Parmesan as much as you like

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_{This post was first published on YourFamily Kitchen blog and has been reposted on Executive Lifestyle with the permission of the author.}

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