Easy Meal Ideas: This one's for Shannon!

This email was sent to you by tampabay.com. To ensure delivery to your inbox please add easymealideas@tampabay.com to your address book. Easy Meal Ideas From Janet's Kitchen    Slimmed Down Olive Garden          Risotto Milanese Big shoutout to Shannon at the MAC makeup counter at the Tyrone Mall Dillard's in St. Petersburg. She told me over the weekend (yes, I was buying makeup again) that she was obsessed with the super-easy Rotisserie Chicken Enchiladas with Salsa Verde that I posted a couple weeks ago. She's made them three times! Now, that's an easy meal. Hope today's recipe is to her liking, too! Slimmed Down Olive Garden Risotto Milanese 4 tablespoons reduced-calorie margarine 1/2 cup finely chopped onion 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms 5 cups chicken broth 1 1/2 cups long-grain white rice 1/4 cup white wine 1/2 cup grated low-fat Parmesan cheese Salt and pepper Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish Melt 2 tablespoons of the margarine in a stockpot over medium heat and saute the onion and turmeric until the onion is soft. Add the mushrooms and saute until they absorb some of the liquid. Heat the broth in a saucepan and keep warm. Add the rice to the sauteed vegetables and stir until all the grains are coated with the margarine mixture. Add the white wine and let it evaporate, stirring frequently. Add the warm broth, 1/2 cup at a time, allowing it to be aborbed after each addition, stirring constantly. Repeat this procedure until all the broth is absorbed and rice is al dente. Remove the pan from the heat and add the cheese and the remaining 2 tablespoons margarine. Mix gently as you add these ingredients. Season with salt and pepper. Tranfer to a serving dish and garnish with parsley. Serves 4. Nutritional information per serving: 330 calories, 11 gm fat, 11 gm protein, 60 gm carbs, 2 gm fiber. (Original Olive Garden recipe has 525 calories.)   More recipes and food stories at tampabay.com            Tip of the day. Use a soft brush or damp paper towel to clean mushrooms. If you must run them under water, do it quickly. Too much water will dilute their taste ... they absorb it quickly.       On Sale This Week. Got a deal? To have your deal featured in tampabay.com's Easy Meals newsletter, contact Maryann Balbo at mbalbo@sptimes.com or call 727-892-2237.   Janet K. Keeler, who cooks in a kitchen she hates for a job she loves, was named food editor at the St. Petersburg Times in 2000. Since that time, Taste has twice won best food section honors from the Association of Food Journalists. In addition to writing about food, she is the paper's lifestyle editor, overseeing travel and homes coverage.   For more, go to: http://www.tampabay.com Unsubscribe from this newsletter or manage other newsletter subscriptions at tampabay.com ©2009 • St. Petersburg Times, 490 First Avenue South • St. Petersburg, FL 33701 • 727-893-8111 Contact Us | Join Us | Advertise with Us | Subscribe to the St. Petersburg Times Privacy Policy | Standard of Accuracy | Terms, Conditions & Copyright