Dinner for 4

Beer Cheese Risotto

Name: Beer Cheese Risotto
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1/2 large onion; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 cup uncooked arborio rice; 1 1/2 cups hot vegetable stock; 1/2 cup beer; 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese; 1/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese (optional)

$4.10for 445 minServes 4

Arborio rice cooks slowly with onion, beer, hot stock, Parmesan, and cheddar until creamy.

Beer Cheese Risotto with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Onions, 0.25 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.25 lb	$0.32Typical price
	Wild, 6.5 oz$0.15/oz typical	6.5 oz	$0.97Typical price
	Broth, 12 oz$0.07/oz typical	12 oz	$0.87Typical price
	Parmesan, 1 oz$0.55/oz typical	1 oz	$0.48Typical price
	Cheddar and shredded cheese, 0.5 oz$0.30/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.15Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.10

Swaps

Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap cheddar and shredded cheese for mozzarellaabout the same price

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilWine, beer and spirits

Not included in the cost.

45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

Italian Vegetarian Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$1.02 per serving$4.10 for 4

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The amounts listed are small for a full dinner, so this price per serving is likely low. Plan on a side or a bigger portion.

Ingredients

1/2 large onion
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup uncooked arborio rice
1 1/2 cups hot vegetable stock
1/2 cup beer
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese (optional)

Steps

Finely chop the onion and warm the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Cook the onion for 5 minutes until softened.
Stir in the arborio rice and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the beer and stir for 3 minutes until mostly absorbed.
Add the hot vegetable stock, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring until absorbed before each addition for 25 minutes.
Stir in the Parmesan and cheddar, then cook for 3 minutes until melted and creamy.

Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.