Brown Rice Risotto Recipes

A healthier alternative to an Italian favorite

This is my "comfort" food - Great to keep in the fridge and heat up when you are craving a "carb" fix!

Way more of a kale dish than risotto. Which makes it healthy and omg so delicious! In fact prep is nothing like risotto but somehow the rice is creamy.

This is made with precooked frozen brown rice, so it cooks up fast. Nice when you are pressed for time.

Altered from another recipe to use brown rice, and cut down on the fat!

Sophie Dahl Voluptuous Delights

Easily make risotto in your slow cooker!

simple and yummy

This is a more modern adaptation from a recipe in Martha Rose Shulman's Fast Vegetarian Feasts. The original recipe called for soy flakes; while this protein-rich staple is still offered in stores today, many feel that TVP lends itself better as a filling, "meaty," and flavor-soaking addition to this very unique and interesting dish. Additionally, the original recipe called for a Marmite or Vegemite type of product (yeast extract); however, this substance contains free glutamates and is essentially used like MSG. Thus, this adaptation uses nutritional yeast for a vitamin (especially B-12) boost and a mild, cheesy flavor that is nicely enhanced by the subtle creamy texture of this classic Italian adaptation. Enjoy, and feel free to comment on any substitutions used in your own versions!

From Superfoods by Dolores Riccio (Warner Books), for About.com

I used to make this with Italian Short Grain White Rice (it makes the creamiest risotto) but I thought I would add the benefit of brown rice. I still prefer the white so if you choose to make it with white instead you only need 4 cups of water)

Impress some friends or your significant other with this savory and creamy Italian side dish. Serve alongside some grilled chicken or fish and a fresh salad to make a complete meal.

Impress some friends or your significant other with this savory and creamy Italian side dish. Serve alongside some grilled chicken or fish and a fresh salad to make a complete meal.

A creamy baked rice and veggies dish using soup to flavor short grain brown rice and frozen cauliflower. One dish cooking.

This is made with the lowest sodium chicken sausages we could find. You could cut out the sausage or replace with chicken breast for lower sodium, but sausage holds up better especially after reheating leftovers. (And unless you're having a big dinner party, you will be reheating leftovers!)

Possible add-ins:
1 cup frozen or fresh peas
1.5 cups frozen or fresh sweet corn (makes it very creamy)
1 cup chopped fresh asparagus
1 slice chopped prosciutto (adds sodium)

Twist on traditional risotto!

This is a very basic risotto, but with a healthy twist - it uses no butter, just rich extra virgin olive oil. Get your stirring arm ready!

I thought this sounded good from another Sparker so I made my own with more asparagus, no olive oil and changed the onions to red onions. Maybe next time some slivered almonds would be nice. Hmmmmm.....