Creamy Brown Rice Risotto
Recipe by LACTAID® Brand
@LACTAIDThis lactose-free creamy brown rice risotto recipe, made with LACTAID® Reduced Fat 2% Lactose-Free Milk, is adapted from Melissa D’Arabian's book, SUPERMARKET HEALTHY. We use instant whole-grain brown rice in this recipe to cut the preparation time in half! Try stirring in rotisserie chicken or browned ham to turn this side dish into a main course.
PREP
5 min
COOK
20 min
TOTAL
25 min
4 Servings
Ingredients
2 teaspoons unsalted butter or canola oil
1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 ⅓ cups instant whole-grain brown rice
1 ½ cups low-sodium chicken broth
⅔ cup LACTAID® Reduced Fat 2% Lactose-Free Milk, plus more if needed
⅓ cup grated Monterey Jack cheese*
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Directions
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and salt and reduce the heat to medium. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft, 4 to 5 minutes.
Stir in the brown rice, reduce the heat to medium-low, then add the broth ½ cup at a time, stirring between each addition and waiting to add the next addition until most of the liquid is absorbed (but the skillet is not dry—when you drag a spoon through the rice and liquid, the spoon should leave a trail that doesn’t fill in immediately).
Once all the liquid is added, after about 10 minutes, add the LACTAID® milk and continue to cook until the rice is just al dente in the center, about 4 minutes. If the risotto seems dry, add an additional tablespoon or two of LACTAID® Reduced Fat 2% Lactose-Free Milk or water.
Turn off the heat and stir in all but 2 tablespoons of the cheese. Transfer the rice to a bowl and serve sprinkled with the remaining cheese and serve.
*⅓ cup grated Monterey Jack cheese provides less than 0.5 grams of lactose.Reprinted from Supermarket Healthy: Recipes and Know-How for Eating Well Without Spending a Lot.Copyright © 2014 by Melissa d’Arabian.Photographs © 2014 by Tina Rupp. Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Random House LLC.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
Amount Per Serving
Calories
Total Fat
Calories from Fat
Saturated Fat
180
7g
-
-
Cholestrol
Sodium
Total Carbohydrate
Dietary Fiber
-
571mg
23g
2g
Sugars
Protein
Calcium
2g
8g
-
Amount Per Serving
Calories
Total Fat
Calories from Fat
Saturated Fat
Cholestrol
Sodium
180
7g
-
-
-
571mg
Total Carbohydrate
Dietary Fiber
Sugars
Protein
Calcium
23g
2g
2g
8g
-
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