Ingredients

• 1

  cup
  White Arborio Rice suggested substitutions
• 3

  cups
  reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 2

  cups
  water
• 2 ³⁄₄

  cups
  (about ¾ pound) asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1
  onion, finely chopped
• 1

  tbsp
  butter
• ¹⁄₄

  cups
  dry white wine
• 1

  tbsp
  grated lemon zest
• ¹⁄₄

  cups
  grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Bring broth and water to a simmer in a medium saucepan. Add asparagus and simmer until just tender, about 3-4 minutes. Transfer asparagus with a slotted spoon to an ice bath to stop cooking; drain. Keep broth on low.
2. Sauté onion in butter until softened, add rice and stir 1 minute. Add in wine and stir until absorbed.
3. Stir in broth mixture 1 cup at a time and briskly simmer, stirring constantly until absorbed. Continue adding broth mixture one cup at a time, stirring until absorbed, before adding more broth.
4. Risotto is done when it has the consistency of pudding. (There maybe leftover broth.) Take off heat.
5. Stir in asparagus, lemon zest, and parmesan. Pepper to taste.