Simple risotto with shrimp, asparagus and Aged Cheddar | Canadian Goodness

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter
• 1 onion chopped
• 2 garlic cloves chopped
• 1 1/4 cups (310 mL) arborio rice
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) white wine
• 3 cups (750 mL) sodium-reduced chicken broth
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/3 lb (600 g) large shrimp shelled
• 1 bunch of fresh asparagus (1 lb – 450 g)
• cut into 1˝ (2.5 cm) segments
• 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) Canadian Aged Cheddar grated