Barley Risotto Recipes

Healthy Risotto

A rich, savory side dish; low fat, good protein and fiber.

Risotto that doesn't require constant vigilence!

This is a great fall recipe and a nice alternative to arborio. It makes 4 as a side or 2 as a main. It is quite filling though.

I stumbled upon this recipe, and found it interesting...I love making risotto, and this recipe uses pearl barley instead of Arborio rice, giving it a different texture.

Vegetarian slow cooker risotto. Comfort food for chilly fall nights. (vegans can sub soy alternatives for margarine and cheese)

makes 6 cups (4 servings)

Barley is great for you and in risotto.

This is from the Clean Eating magazine.
This is good as a side or main dish.

Crock-pot stew

A healthy hearty rib sticker!

This is a recipe that I got off one of the Weight Watcher's free handouts and decided to share. It was very good and relatively easy to make. I didnt add the parmesan cheese (I forgot) but the dish missed nothing by not having it. I used it as a side with a small pork chop I cooked up and it went perfectly.

Barley is a great replacement for starchy white rice in this very low cal side/dinner.

You can make a risotto-style dish out of barley! More flavour. More fibre. Mmmm... good!

Delicious, wIth the flavors of lemon and parmesan and chewy, nutty barley. Much easier to make than tradition risotto, too!

From Martha Stewart

You can replace the butternut with any winter squash, or sweet potatoes. If using sweet potatoes, microwave them until they are almost cooked before you add to the risotto. You can also stir in canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling!) at the end instead of using squash chunks.

This recipe is - surprisingly - from a free CostCo cookbook. My husband made a few tweaks (he halved almost eveything, left out the wine, etc) and it was terrific. Here are the directions and ingredients for how he made it. :-)