Risotto with Turkey

Ingredients

• 2 cups Italian (short grain) rice
• 5 cups turkey broth
• 2 cups turkey giblets and meat
• 1/2 onion chopped
• 1 cup dried mushrooms reconstituted and chopped fine
• 1 stalk celery chopped
• 1/4 cup butter and olive oil (half-and-half mixture)
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese grated
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. 1
   In a heavy-bottomed 8-quart pan, heat butter/olive oil.
2. 2
   Sauté onions; add celery and rice.
3. 3
   Heat until rice is well coated.
4. 4
   Add broth and turkey meat 1 cup at a time; add salt, pepper and mushrooms.
5. 5
   Stir constantly, adding more broth as rice cooks.
6. 6
   When rice is cooked and all broth has been added, take off of the stove heat and add cheese.
7. 7
   Let set for a couple of minutes before serving.