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Prep & Bake Salami Spinach Risotto

Prep & Bake Salami Spinach Risotto

Includes recyclable aluminum tray
3.5(441)71 Reviews
Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on June 20, 2026
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Calories
730 kcal
Protein
23g protein
Total
40 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Milk

Imagine rich, creamy risotto made easy in the oven! You'll combine arborio rice and salty bites of salami right in our oven-ready tray (no pans to clean!). When it comes out of the oven, stir in spinach, tangy sun-dried tomato paste, and a swirl of butter for all the feels! Finish with a sprinkle of Parm, chili flakes, and lemon.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

2 unit

Veggie Stock Concentrate

1 ounce

Sun-Dried Tomato Paste

5 ounce

Spinach

1 unit

Oven-Ready Tray

2 tablespoon

Cream Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

1 unit

Chicken Stock Concentrate

1 unit

Lemon

6 tablespoon

Parmesan Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

¾ cup

Arborio Rice

1 teaspoon

Chili Flakes

2 ounce

Diced Salami

Not included in your delivery

2 tablespoon (tbsp)

Butter

(Contains: Milk)

teaspoon (tsp)

Black Pepper

per serving
Calories730 kcal
Fat35 g
Saturated Fat17 g
Carbohydrate74 g
Sugar7 g
Dietary Fiber3 g
Protein23 g
Cholesterol85 mg
Sodium1530 mg
Trans Fat0.5 g
Potassium690 mg
Calcium280 mg
Iron3.4 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
Large Bowl
Plastic Wrap
Aluminum Foil

Cooking Steps

ASSEMBLE & START RISOTTO
1
  • Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce.

  • In oven-ready tray, combine rice, salami, veggie stock concentrateschicken stock concentrate, and 1¾ cups water. (For 4 servings, divide everything between two trays, using 1¾ cups water for each tray.)

  • Cover tray tightly with foil. Bake on middle rack (be sure your oven has preheated!) until rice is cooked, 30-35 minutes (for 4, bake two trays side by side on middle rack).

PREP & WILT SPINACH
2
  • Meanwhile, place spinach in a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave until wilted, 1-2 minutes. 

  • Cut 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) into small pieces. Quarter lemon

FINISH RISOTTO
3
  • Once rice is done, carefully remove foil (watch out for steam!); stir in spinachcream cheesesun-dried tomato paste, and butter pieces until combined (for 4, divide everything between two trays). TIP: If risotto seems too thick, add a splash of water.

  • Taste and season with pepper if desired.

     

SERVE
4
  • Divide risotto between shallow bowls. Sprinkle with Parmesan and as many chili flakes as you like. Serve with lemon wedges on the side. 

Customer reviews

Review summary

Updated on Dec 2025
  • Flavor: Some enjoyed the unique salami addition, while others found it odd or overpowering. Consider swapping for ham or sausage.
  • Ease of prep: Many loved the convenient oven-baked method, praising how quick and simple it was to prepare 🎉.
  • Suggestions: Add extra seasoning or garlic for more flavor. Consider reducing spinach and adding mushrooms or bell peppers.
  • Texture: Some found it creamy and delicious; others felt it was mushy or lacked traditional risotto consistency.
  • Portions: Great portion size that left customers feeling satisfied, with enough for leftovers.
AI-generated from customer reviews

Reviews from our home cooks

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Sandra KawasmiCooked for 2 people
|Feb 22, 2025

Very delicious recipe. One note would be that the aluminum tray isn't quite large enough to stir the ingredients of the final step. I dumped the tray contents into the larger bowl I wilted the spinach in and it worked perfectly.

H
Haley NixtCooked for 2 people
|Feb 15, 2025

Easy to make. I just need to have everything prepped to add to the pan to capture the heat so the butter and cream cheese melt easier. But the flavors were great and the rice cooked SO WELL. I was shocked that I could get a risotto like texture in an oven!

N
Noelle AustinCooked for 2 people
|Feb 25, 2025

This recipe is awesome! I love Risotto and this recipe made it so easy and it was delicious! I'll definitely get this again

P
Paige HansenCooked for 2 people
|Feb 22, 2025

Delicious! It wasn't risotto though, it was wet, slightly overdone rice. Would order again, but I'm sure loads of people can't stand the texture. Not the recipe's fault, I don't think it's possible to make *actual* risotto in an oven tin. 8/10

S
S LeavittCooked for 4 people
|Feb 13, 2025

This could be streamlined. Wash and prep produce once casserole is in the oven. Add tomato paste at the beginning (and butter?). Add spinach in 2 batches directly to baking dish 5-10 minutes before it finishes cooking. Wilted spinach is not all that appealing; add pre-sliced mushrooms or chop up a bell pepper at the beginning instead.

A
Anieshia GreathouseCooked for 2 people
|Apr 2, 2025

We order for a family of 4 so we got 2 trays for this meal. We made 1 with the salami and the other without. The one that did not have the salami tasted great. However, the one with salami tasted very odd. The next day my daughter ate the unused package of salami for an after school snack and later told me that the salami did not taste like salami at all.

K
Kyle CervantesCooked for 2 people
|Apr 16, 2025

Really liked the salami. Had never tried it in risotto.

E
Erik StachurskiCooked for 2 people
|Feb 14, 2025

Ended up using closer to 2 cups of water. Great easy to make dish!

D
Darla PeedinCooked for 2 people
|Feb 13, 2025

Easy to cook, delicious and very tasty and healthy

N
Nicole ConnerCooked for 4 people
|Feb 16, 2025

The combination of spinach and salami were too bitter overall

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