Ingredients
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2 tablespoons
butter
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1/2
yellow onion, finely chopped
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1 cup
ancini de pepe, Israeli couscous or orzo
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1/4 cup
dry white wine
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1 1/2 cups
warmed chicken or vegetable broth
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2 tablespoons
olive oil
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1 bunch
fresh spinach, stems trimmed
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1 cup
peas (frozen and thawed)
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1/4 cup
mascarpone
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Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat butter in a medium saucepan over high heat; add onion and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Stir in pasta to coat with oil, then wine; cook until wine has evaporated, about 1 minute. Stir in 2 cups stock and season with salt and pepper; cover saucepan and transfer to the oven to bake 15 minutes.
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As risotto bakes, heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add spinach and peas and cook, tossing occasionally, until spinach wilts and peas are warmed through, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
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Stir mascarpone into risotto. Serve risotto topped with spinach and peas.
Before her diagnosis, Caroline wrote a book on cakes called Cake Magic!. She started developing a birthday cake using her gluten-free mix found in that book. Check out other recipes she’s developing for her new life—and the stories behind them—on her blog, The Wright Recipes. Her next book, Soup Club, is a collection of recipes she made for her underground soup club of vegan and grain-free soups she delivers every week to friends throughout Seattle's rainy winter.
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