risotto
noun
ri·sot·to
ri-ˈsȯ-(ˌ)tō 
-ˈzȯ-
plural risottos
: rice cooked usually in meat or seafood stock and seasoned (as with Parmesan cheese or saffron)
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Enjoy leftovers by stirring bite-size pieces into risotto, adding them to a pasta bake, or stirring them into a creamy sauce and topping with a pie crust to make pot pie.
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Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Cozy up to the brick fireplace and indulge in house specialties like pretzel sticks with warm beer cheese, sriracha aioli, and pub mustard, and pan-seared New Bedford scallops with Mozambique risotto.
—Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Asparagus And Shrimp Risotto The key to good risotto is great stock.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Not the export version—bears, nesting dolls, the Bolshoi—but the Russia of Rilke, Cap d’Antibes, and truffle risotto.
—Andrew Ryvkin, Air Mail, 9 May 2026
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Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Cozy up to the brick fireplace and indulge in house specialties like pretzel sticks with warm beer cheese, sriracha aioli, and pub mustard, and pan-seared New Bedford scallops with Mozambique risotto.
—Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Asparagus And Shrimp Risotto The key to good risotto is great stock.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Not the export version—bears, nesting dolls, the Bolshoi—but the Russia of Rilke, Cap d’Antibes, and truffle risotto.
—Andrew Ryvkin, Air Mail, 9 May 2026
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“Risotto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risotto. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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