Recipes · Italian · Main Courses
Risotto alla Milanese
One serving has 628 kcal and 16 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (62%), thiamin (57%), folate (54%), phosphorus (43%), niacin (37%) and selenium (36%). Ready in 27 minutes.

- Preparation: 5 min
- Cooking: 22 min
- Makes: 1 serving (556 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
- Contains: alcohol, celery, dairy, sulphite
Ingredients
- 90 g Arborio rice
- 350 g Vegetable broth
- 30 g Onion
- 20 g Butter
- 40 g Dry white wine
- 25 g Parmigiano Reggiano
- 0.2 g Saffron
- 1 g Salt
Method
- Warm the broth and soak the saffron in a ladleful of it.
- Soften the finely chopped onion in half the butter without letting it colour.
- Add the rice and stir for 2 minutes until the grains turn translucent at the edges.
- Pour in the wine and let it evaporate.
- Add the broth a ladle at a time, stirring, letting each addition be absorbed before the next, for about 18 minutes.
- Stir in the saffron broth near the end. Off the heat, beat in the remaining butter and the Parmesan, cover for 1 minute and serve.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 628 kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 79.5 g | |
| Water | 427 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.8 g | 6% |
| Protein | 16.3 g | 34% |
| Tryptophan | 0.2 g | |
| Threonine | 0.56 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.74 g | |
| Leucine | 1.4 g | |
| Lysine | 1.1 g | |
| Methionine | 0.38 g | |
| Cystine | 0.18 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.81 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.71 g | |
| Valine | 0.99 g | |
| Histidine | 0.49 g | |
| Fat | 23.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 6.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.91 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.57 g | |
| Saturated | 14.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 60 mg | |
| Calcium | 330 mg | 33% |
| Copper | 0.16 mg | 18% |
| Iron | 4.5 mg | 25% |
| Magnesium | 53.9 mg | 17% |
| Manganese | 1.1 mg | 62% |
| Phosphorus | 302 mg | 43% |
| Potassium | 247 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 19.6 µg | 36% |
| Sodium | 1,724 mg | |
| Zinc | 2 mg | 25% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.63 mg | 57% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.22 mg | 20% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 5.1 mg | 37% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.6 mg | 32% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.24 mg | 18% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 217 µg | 54% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.33 µg | 14% |
| Choline | 12.2 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 231 µg | 33% |
| Vitamin C | 3.8 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 4.8 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.62 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 4.6 µg | 5% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.6 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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