Butternut Squash Risotto

This easy and tasty risotto cooks quickly in your Instant Pot or pressure cooker.

Ingredients

3 cups peeled butternut squash, chopped into small cubes

2 cups arborio rice

1tbsp each of olive oil and butter

4 minced shallots

1tbsp fresh sage

8 minced garlic cloves

41/2 cups vegetable broth

½ cup dry white wine

½ cup grated parmesan cheese

1tsp salt

Freshly ground black pepper

Fresh lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Set your Instant Pot into sauté mode and add olive, butter, and shallots, stirring to combine. Cook shallots until translucent and soft, for about 5 minutes, then add sage and garlic, stirring well to combine and cook until fragrant.
  2. Add wine and bring to a simmer, then add the rice. Allow rice to cook until most of the wine is absorbed.
  3. Add butternut squash and broth, stirring well, then add the salt. Turn off sauté mode.
  4. Close the lid, set it to seal, and cook on manual high pressure for 6 minutes before manually releasing it.
  5. Once pressure is released, remove the lid and stir in parmesan cheese, season to taste with salt and pepper and fresh lemon juice.

Serves 8