There is nothing like a hearty grain dish in the winter to make you feel nourished and satisfied. The combination of earthy mushrooms and healthy greens makes it perfect cold weather dish. AND this dish can be made oil free if desired and it won’t make a lick of difference.
This dish is perfect with brown rice but can be made with lots of other grains:
- quinoa
- farro
- barley
- buckwheat
Mushroom & Brown Rice Risotto
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Author: Rachel Carr
Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Vegan
Serves: 2 servings
Ingredients
For the cooked brown rice:
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 cup short grain brown rice, rinsed and drained
- 2 cups water
For the risotto:
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 pint button mushrooms, quartered
- 1 leek, sliced
- 1-2 cups cooked brown rice
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- ½ tablespoon tamari
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 cup unsweetened oat milk
- 2 cups chard chopped
Instructions
- To make the brown rice, add the oil to a heavy bottomed pot and heat over medium heat. Add the rinsed rice to the pot and gently sauté in the pot until the rice is slightly browned and has an aromatic smell. Add the 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat to extra low, and cover. Cook for 45 minutes undisturbed and remove the cover. Turn off the heat, fluff the rice with a fork and cover again for 5 minutes. Set aside until ready to use.
- To make the risotto, prep your veggies by slicing the mushrooms and leeks.
- Heat a sauté pan with the 3 tablespoons of water. Add the mushrooms and leeks and sauté in the water until softened. Add the brown rice, nutritional yeast, tamari, oat milk and chard. Bring to a simmer and cook over low heat until the milk has thickened and the whole mixture is creamy.
- The chard should be just wilted. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve immediately.
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The recipe here only shows up to step 2! Please display the rest of the recipe.
also the video for the recipe only uses 1 cup of cooked rice. what do you do with the rest of the rice?
Hi Wendy! This recipe is such that you can add more grains if you want to make a bigger portion. Go ahead and add all the rice and add a little more oat milk if you need it. The rest of the ingredients can stay the same. 1 cup of rice will make a large single portion or two small sides, and 2 cups of rice will more fully feed 2 people. Thank you for the questions and pointing out the inconsistency between the recipe and the video! It helps me to clarify my recipe.
thanks Wendy! I updated it!