Mushroom Steel Cut Oat Risotto - Vegan and Dairy-free

By Kathy_Hester

There's more than one way to get your daily dose of oats! This mushroom risotto has the perfect al dente texture and has a b vitamin boost from the nutritional yeast. Don't forget oats are good for heart health and your blood sugar!

Ingredients

• 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 small onion, minced
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 cup minced mushrooms
• 1/4 cup minced green bell pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/8 teaspoon ground rosemary or 1/4 teaspoon regular rosemary
• 1 cup Roland© Steel-cut Oats
• 2 tablespoons minced sun-dried tomatoes
• 4 to 5 cups water (as needed - see instructions)
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• salt and pepper, to taste

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 45mins
Adapted from healthyslowcooking.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a saucepan or Dutch oven with a thick bottom until it sizzles when you add a tiny drop of water to the pan.

Add onions and cook until translucent then add the garlic, mushrooms, bell pepper and herbs. Saute for 5 to 20 minutes, until the mushrooms have browned and released their juices.

Add in the oats and stir to prevent them from burning. Cook until lightly toasted, about 3 minutes.

Add the sun dried tomatoes and 1 cup of water. Simmer over medium heat stirring often to keep the mixture from burning on the bottom.

Once the first cup of water has been absorbed by the oats add a second cup of water and keep stirring. Add the third cup of water once the second is absorbed and keep stirring (isn't risotto fun?).

Once the third cup is absorbed add one more cup water (the forth) and after it's absorbed try a piece of the oats to see if it's cooked through. You want it to be al dente so tender but a little chewy.

If it's not tender yet add an additional cup of water to insure the oats are cooked through. They should still have a chewy texture and not be mushy.

Right before serving add the nutritional yeast, salt and pepper.

Don't forget you can use the same technique to make a clean out the fridge oat risotto!