Arancini from Leftover Risotto

Arancini di riso avanzato

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Preparation info
  • Serves:

    4

    (makes 10 arancini)
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      35 min

Appears in
Pasta Therapy: Over 100 nourishing recipes for relaxation, calm and healing

By Isabella Barbato

Published 2026

  • About

Crispy on the outside, soft and cheesy in the middle. A second life for yesterday’s risotto. In Sicily, arancini are a big deal. Even the name causes arguments. In Palermo, they say arancine, feminine, while in Catania, they’re arancini, masculine. Let’s just say they’re gender-fluid and leave it at that. Whichever side you’re on, the result is the same: crisp, golden rice balls with a molten centre and plenty of personality.

This version uses leftover risotto made with courgette/zu