Tomato And Sausage Risotto Recipe

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Gallery Tomato and Sausage Risotto Recipe Summary prep: 10 mins total: 55 mins Servings: 4

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, in juice 1 tablespoon olive oil 3/4 pound sweet or hot Italian sausage, casings removed 1 small onion, finely chopped Coarse salt and ground pepper 1 cup Arborio rice 1/2 cup dry white wine 1 bunch flat-leaf spinach (10 to 14 ounces), washed well, tough stems removed, chopped (about 7 cups) 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving (optional) 2 tablespoons butter

Gallery Tomato and Sausage Risotto

Recipe Summary prep: 10 mins total: 55 mins Servings: 4

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Tomato and Sausage Risotto     

Tomato and Sausage Risotto

Tomato and Sausage Risotto

Recipe Summary prep: 10 mins total: 55 mins Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

prep: 10 mins total: 55 mins

Servings: 4

prep: 10 mins

total: 55 mins

prep:

10 mins

total:

55 mins

Servings: 4

4

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, in juice 1 tablespoon olive oil 3/4 pound sweet or hot Italian sausage, casings removed 1 small onion, finely chopped Coarse salt and ground pepper 1 cup Arborio rice 1/2 cup dry white wine 1 bunch flat-leaf spinach (10 to 14 ounces), washed well, tough stems removed, chopped (about 7 cups) 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving (optional) 2 tablespoons butter

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine tomatoes (with their juice) and 3 cups water. Bring just to a simmer; keep warm over low heat.

In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add sausage and onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up sausage with a spoon, until sausage is opaque and onion has softened, 3 to 5 minutes.

Add rice; cook, stirring until well coated, 1 to 2 minutes. Add wine; cook, stirring until absorbed, about 1 minute.

Add about 2 cups 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 one cup 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 pan 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.

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 Add Rating & Review     131 Ratings   5 star values:        42    4 star values:        50    3 star values:        24    2 star values:        13    1 star values:        2        

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Add Rating & Review     131 Ratings   5 star values:        42    4 star values:        50    3 star values:        24    2 star values:        13    1 star values:        2       

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131 Ratings 5 star values: 42 4 star values: 50 3 star values: 24 2 star values: 13 1 star values: 2

131 Ratings 5 star values: 42 4 star values: 50 3 star values: 24 2 star values: 13 1 star values: 2

131 Ratings 5 star values: 42 4 star values: 50 3 star values: 24 2 star values: 13 1 star values: 2

• 5 star values: 42 4 star values: 50 3 star values: 24 2 star values: 13 1 star values: 2

  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       09/19/2019   I've made this 5 times, and have it saved in multiple places to make sure I don't lose it. I LOVE it. I do add extra parmesan and sausage, and use either hot sausage or a mix of hot and sweet, but it is one of my favorites.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 3 stars       11/06/2018   I used sweet sausage and overall, I feel the dish lacked flavor. I used quality crushed Italian tomatoes and followed the instructions to a "T". When we tasted the dish, while the Risotto was cooked properly, in the end it tasted like sausage and tomato over creamy rice. I will try again, but use hot sausage next time.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       09/28/2018   I love and make risotto. Have had it in great restaurants. I would not call his risotto but tomato/sausage sauce over rice. This recipe uses the same cooking technique but lacks the elegance of a fine risotto. Never making this again.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       01/28/2018   We make this all the time, and love it. It is very easy, but it is a bit time consuming, so not for a day when you need a quick dinner.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       11/07/2013   This was wonderful. Because I had some in the fridge, I used unsalted chicken stock instead of water (it made it quite savory). This is a winner and I am looking forward to tonight's leftovers! A big thanks to Martha & Co.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       02/16/2013   Very enjoyable. Thank you!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/21/2013   Great tasting and easy. We have an exchange student from China and finding easy to fix meals that actually taste good (not from a frozen section) after a long day of work can be challenging. This was made in about a half hour or just a hair more. I did add green and red bell peppers to the mix to up the vegetable content and garlic and red pepper flakes for spice. Will be a go to meal often and will share the recipe.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       12/29/2012   Amazing, amazing, amazing recipe. I made this for the first time for a small dinner party Christmas 2010. It was the requested dish again this year. It is full of flavour and not too complicated to make for risotto. This is definitely a recipe that your family & friends will not forget!! I have made a couple adjustments over time based on my palate preferences and it always comes out very well!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       08/19/2012   You can use all those fresh tomatoes from your garden right now in place of canned. It makes this dish wonderful! Serve with some French bread and wine, yum!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/18/2011   This is fantastic! I will definitely be making this again. Served with crusty French bread and a bottle of merlot it makes the perfect meal. Even the kids loved it.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/13/2010   This has become a family favorite and all the kids make it now too. I usually use a box of frozen chopped spinach because it's on hand. It's quick to throw together for unexpected lunch guests too. Everyone wants the recipe. Experiment if you want to, but to our Italaian/American palates, it's great as is.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       03/04/2010   Re: making this whole grain, I've made this recipe twice now with pearl barley instead of the arborio rice and it works perfectly with the same quantities as are in the recipe. The texture is slightly chewier, but still very, very nice. I also like to add a handful of chopped, fresh basil with the spinach to give it a little extra something.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/23/2010   This was delicious and a cinch to make. I usually have most of these things on hand so it's a great last-minute dinner idea that makes the meal kind of fancy! Flavors were great. I've made this several times.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/02/2010   My family loves this dish!!! I tried tonight to use short grain brown rice and it is taking forever to make; I think you have to start cooking the rice way ahead of time....or just use arborio and accept that it isn't a whole grain!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/04/2010   Can you use any type of rice?  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       05/31/2009   So good! and easy, even if you've never made risotto before.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/24/2009   This is one of our all-time favorite "go-to" recipes... Everyone loves it!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/19/2009   This was absolutely delicious. Everyone loved it so much last week I'm making it again tomorrow!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/15/2009   Everyone in my house loves it! I followed the recipe as written, I just use a 10 oz. bag of baby spinach and didn't bother chopping, just washed and folded in with the butter and cheese. Yum.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/02/2008   Very delicious and not difficult to make. I used turkey sausage, too. Tastes great and has a lot less fat.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       06/16/2008   Absolutely one of our favorites at my house. A standby!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/15/2008   My husband and kids absolutely love this dish. I use turkey sausages to make it a bit healthier.  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       12/12/2007   My husband and I made this on a cold evening this December, and we both really enjoyed it. I used turkey sausage and thought it tasted great. We did add some red pepper flakes, as we weren't sure that our turkey sausage was as spicy as Italian sausage. We will definitely make it again. My husband said it was a romantic meal. I made this and amaretto brownies.  
  

  Martha Stewart Member

  Rating: 5 stars 09/19/2019

I’ve made this 5 times, and have it saved in multiple places to make sure I don’t lose it. I LOVE it. I do add extra parmesan and sausage, and use either hot sausage or a mix of hot and sweet, but it is one of my favorites.

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: 3 stars 11/06/2018

I used sweet sausage and overall, I feel the dish lacked flavor. I used quality crushed Italian tomatoes and followed the instructions to a “T”. When we tasted the dish, while the Risotto was cooked properly, in the end it tasted like sausage and tomato over creamy rice. I will try again, but use hot sausage next time.

Rating: 3 stars

Rating: 5 stars 09/28/2018

I love and make risotto. Have had it in great restaurants. I would not call his risotto but tomato/sausage sauce over rice. This recipe uses the same cooking technique but lacks the elegance of a fine risotto. Never making this again.

Rating: 5 stars 01/28/2018

We make this all the time, and love it. It is very easy, but it is a bit time consuming, so not for a day when you need a quick dinner.

Rating: 5 stars 11/07/2013

This was wonderful. Because I had some in the fridge, I used unsalted chicken stock instead of water (it made it quite savory). This is a winner and I am looking forward to tonight’s leftovers! A big thanks to Martha & Co.

Rating: 5 stars 02/16/2013

Very enjoyable. Thank you!

Rating: Unrated 01/21/2013

Great tasting and easy. We have an exchange student from China and finding easy to fix meals that actually taste good (not from a frozen section) after a long day of work can be challenging. This was made in about a half hour or just a hair more. I did add green and red bell peppers to the mix to up the vegetable content and garlic and red pepper flakes for spice. Will be a go to meal often and will share the recipe.

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 12/29/2012

Amazing, amazing, amazing recipe. I made this for the first time for a small dinner party Christmas 2010. It was the requested dish again this year. It is full of flavour and not too complicated to make for risotto. This is definitely a recipe that your family & friends will not forget!! I have made a couple adjustments over time based on my palate preferences and it always comes out very well!

Rating: Unrated 08/19/2012

You can use all those fresh tomatoes from your garden right now in place of canned. It makes this dish wonderful! Serve with some French bread and wine, yum!

Rating: Unrated 02/18/2011

This is fantastic! I will definitely be making this again. Served with crusty French bread and a bottle of merlot it makes the perfect meal. Even the kids loved it.

Rating: Unrated 10/13/2010

This has become a family favorite and all the kids make it now too. I usually use a box of frozen chopped spinach because it’s on hand. It’s quick to throw together for unexpected lunch guests too. Everyone wants the recipe. Experiment if you want to, but to our Italaian/American palates, it’s great as is.

Rating: Unrated 03/04/2010

Re: making this whole grain, I’ve made this recipe twice now with pearl barley instead of the arborio rice and it works perfectly with the same quantities as are in the recipe. The texture is slightly chewier, but still very, very nice. I also like to add a handful of chopped, fresh basil with the spinach to give it a little extra something.

Rating: Unrated 02/23/2010

This was delicious and a cinch to make. I usually have most of these things on hand so it’s a great last-minute dinner idea that makes the meal kind of fancy! Flavors were great. I’ve made this several times.

Rating: Unrated 02/02/2010

My family loves this dish!!! I tried tonight to use short grain brown rice and it is taking forever to make; I think you have to start cooking the rice way ahead of time….or just use arborio and accept that it isn’t a whole grain!

Rating: Unrated 01/04/2010

Can you use any type of rice?

Rating: Unrated 05/31/2009

So good! and easy, even if you’ve never made risotto before.

Rating: Unrated 02/24/2009

This is one of our all-time favorite “go-to” recipes… Everyone loves it!

Rating: Unrated 02/19/2009

This was absolutely delicious. Everyone loved it so much last week I’m making it again tomorrow!

Rating: Unrated 01/15/2009

Everyone in my house loves it! I followed the recipe as written, I just use a 10 oz. bag of baby spinach and didn’t bother chopping, just washed and folded in with the butter and cheese. Yum.

Rating: Unrated 11/02/2008

Very delicious and not difficult to make. I used turkey sausage, too. Tastes great and has a lot less fat.

Rating: Unrated 06/16/2008

Absolutely one of our favorites at my house. A standby!

Rating: Unrated 02/15/2008

My husband and kids absolutely love this dish. I use turkey sausages to make it a bit healthier.

Rating: Unrated 12/12/2007

My husband and I made this on a cold evening this December, and we both really enjoyed it. I used turkey sausage and thought it tasted great. We did add some red pepper flakes, as we weren’t sure that our turkey sausage was as spicy as Italian sausage. We will definitely make it again. My husband said it was a romantic meal. I made this and amaretto brownies.

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