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

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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