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1/2
cup wheat berries
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1 1/4
pounds fresh mushrooms (cremini, button, and/or shiitake), sliced
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3
14 ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth
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1 2/3
cups converted rice (no substitution)
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1/2
cup chopped shallots
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3
cloves garlic, minced
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1
teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
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4
ounces Asiago cheese, finely shredded
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3
tablespoons butter, cut up
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1
cup sliced fresh mushrooms
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1
yellow sweet pepper, chopped
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Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
1. In a small saucepan combine wheat berries and 1-1/2 cups water; bring to boiling. Reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 30 minutes. Drain.
2. Lightly coat inside of 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Place wheat berries, mushrooms, broth, rice, shallots, garlic, oregano, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and black pepper in cooker. Cover; cook on low-heat setting 4 hours or until rice is tender.
3. Stir cheese and butter into rice. Turn off cooker. Let stand, covered, 15 minutes. Stir in additional broth if risotto is too dry.
4. Meanwhile, saute the 1 cup sliced mushrooms in a small amount of olive oil; set aside. To serve risotto, top with sweet pepper, sauteed mushrooms, and parsley. Makes 12 to 14 side-dish servings.
- Servings Per Recipe 12,
- Calories 212,
- Protein (gm) 8,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 31,
- Fat, total (gm) 7,
- Cholesterol (mg) 18,
- Saturated fat (gm) 4,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
- Sugar, total (gm) 2,
- Vitamin A (IU) 194,
- Vitamin C (mg) 21,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 4,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 60,
- Sodium (mg) 413,
- Potassium (mg) 270,
- Calcium (DV %) 101,
- Iron (DV %) 2,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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This sounds good...Haven't made it yet, just wanted to help out another reviewer. dianahamilton1: Wheat berries are just cooked whole wheat grains. They are the main base for this risotto recipe so no you can't really leave them out. They are good too. If you have a health food store where you live, they most likely will sell whole wheat berries and they are actually pretty cheap.
10/13/2011 08:04:37 PM Report Abusewhat are wheat berries and can I leave them out?
9/28/2011 06:08:58 PM Report AbuseYum! I would NOT skip the yellow bell pepper or parsley garnish as they add a dimension to the dish that you won't want to miss! I have to say, the wheat berries threw me off at first... the dense pops of texture here and there threw me off at first, but after a few bits I found I enjoyed the texture variance.
10/11/2010 08:41:20 PM Report Abuse