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Broccoli
and Cheese One Pot Risotto
by
Chef Lesley Waters
 Celebrity
Chef Lesley Waters cooks great food for fussy kids
We all know what it is like when it
comes to tea time with kids – it can be hard enough
getting them to sit still at the table let alone anything
else! Between the ages of one and three years it can
be difficult to get them to eat the right foods, and
to know if they are getting enough nutrients, particularly
as some toddlers can become fussy eaters during this
time.
Help is here with Celebrity Chef and mother Lesley
Waters along with SMA Nutritionist Anne Sidnell who
have designed six easy meals to satisfy even the fussiest
of taste buds, and helps provide balanced meals with
key nutrients like Iron, Omega 3 and 6 and Vitamin D
that are needed for healthy growth and development.
In the third webisode in the series, Lesley cooks up
a delicious Broccoli and Cheese risotto with the minimum
of fuss, using just one pot!
Lesley’s tip:
It’s vital to get vegetables into your toddler’s
diet, and I found a great way to do this by adding broccoli
into a cheesy risotto. Concealing the ‘good stuff’
in a tasty dinner is a great way of getting those nutrients
in. Also, chicken is a great source of protein and toddlers
like it because the flavour isn’t too strong.
Log on to www.smanutrition.co.uk
or www.smanutrition.ie
where you can find more recipe suggestions.
BROCCOLI
AND CHEESE ONE POT RISOTTO
"It’s vital to get vegetables into
your toddler’s diet, and I found a great way to
do this by adding broccoli into a cheesy risotto. Concealing
the ‘good stuff’ in a tasty dinner is a great
way of getting those nutrients in. Also, chicken is
a great source of protein and toddlers like it because
the flavour isn’t too strong." ~ Lesley
Waters
Ingredients
7 g butter
1 small onion, finely chopped
55 g risotto rice
55 g small broccoli florets
300 ml whole cows' milk
300 ml chicken stock (look out for low salt stock
found in health food shops if not using home-made)
55 g frozen petit pois
55 g cooked, boneless, skinless chicken breast, finely
diced
25 g mature cheddar, finely grated
Method
- Heat
the butter in a pan and cook the onion over a medium
heat for 5 minutes until softened.
- Stir
in the rice and broccoli and cook for a further minute.
- Mix
the milk and stock together and add 1/3 to the pan.
Simmer rapidly for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add another 1/3 of liquid and cook for a further 5
minutes stirring occasionally. Add the final 1/3 of
liquid and cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally
until the rice is soft and tender and the liquid has
been absorbed.
- Stir
in the petit pois and chicken and heat through thoroughly.
- Stir
in cheese and serve.
Servings:
2
www.smanutrition.co.uk
Published
20 July 2010
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