Creamy Brown Rice "risotto"
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
3/4 Rice
- Serves:
- 2
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1⁄2 large white onion, diced
- 4 large garlic cloves
- 3⁄4 cup cooked cauliflower
- 1 1⁄2 cups cooked brown rice
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 tablespoons cream cheese
- 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese
- 1⁄2 cup chicken broth
directions
- Sauté onion and mushroom in 1 tbs. of olive oil until softened, in last 1-2 minutes of cooking add one crushed garlic clove and cook until golden
- Remove the vegatables from the pan and add in 2 more tbs. of olive oil. Add 3 crushed garlic cloves and cook until golden.
- Once garlic is golden deglaze pan with 1/2 cup chicken broth, reduce chicken broth and garlic until it is thick and brown then add in 1 tbs of butter.
- Melt butter into liquid and add in previous vegatables including the reserved cooked cauliflower.
- Add in the milk and let heat for about 30 seconds, then add in all of the cream cheese and continuously stir until it has melted inches.
- stir in all of the Parmesan cheese.
- When cheese has melted add in brown rice and stir in to sauce until fully combined and heated through.
- *TIP* I used left over cooked brown rice that was in the fridge but you can also use fresh brown rice and even use white rice, pasta, or just use this as a sauce for anything you feel fits :).
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