Best Savory Oat Risotto Recipes

SAVORY OATMEAL, RISOTTO STYLE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped onion, carrot, and celery. Add salt and pepper and continue to sauté. Next add sliced mushrooms, continue with sautéing, then add garlic and fresh thyme. (If not using mushrooms, omit the thyme.) Once liquid from shrooms has been released and re-absorbed, add the steel-cut oats, stirring to coat with melted butter from the sautéed veggies, crisping slightly.
• Deglaze with a splash of white wine, stirring well to combine. Add chicken stock or broth. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Cover saucepan with lid slightly offset and continue to simmer for about 30 minutes until desired consistency. Should be creamy from the carbs in the oats and look similar to risotto.
• Adjust seasonings with salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Serve warm in soup bowl.

OATMEAL FOR DINNER (SAVORY STEEL CUT OATS)

Steps:

• In medium saucepan with lid, heat stock over medium heat until simmering, then reduce heat to low and keep covered.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in large high-sided skillet over medium-high heat. Add leek and salt; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add garlic, mushrooms, thyme and sage; cook 7 to 8 minutes or until mushrooms are very deeply browned, stirring frequently. Add wine, cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add oatmeal; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add 2 ladles of hot stock, cook until oats have absorbed almost all of the liquid. From this point, you'll continue adding stock, 1 ladle at a time, and stirring frequently (you do NOT need to stir constantly). The oats should take about 25 minutes to cook (taste to make sure they are tender).
• To finish, vigorously stir in 1/4 cup cheese. Serve in warm bowls garnished with parsley and extra cheese.

SAVORY OAT RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat chicken stock in a small saucepan over medium heat until simmering, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.
• Measure out 2 tablespoons spring onion tops and reserve.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat until melted. Add remaining spring onions to the skillet; cook and stir until wilted, about 1 minute. Add spring garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir oats into the skillet for 30 seconds. Add 2 tablespoons butter; cook and stir until oats are toasted, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in wine; cook and stir until wine has evaporated, about 3 minutes.
• Ladle enough chicken stock into the skillet to cover oats; cook, stirring often, until stock is nearly absorbed, about 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining stock, stirring often until each addition is nearly absorbed before adding more, until oats are tender and creamy, about 24 minutes. Stir in reserved spring onion tops and cook, about 1 minute.
• Reduce heat to low. Stir in remaining 1 tablespoon butter and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese until melted, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.

HEALTHY OAT RISOTTO WITH ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Toss the squash with 2 tablespoons of the oil, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Spread on a baking sheet and roast until tender and golden brown in spots, about 40 minutes, rotating the baking sheet halfway through.
• Meanwhile, combine the broth and 2 cups water in a saucepan and heat until just barely simmering. Tie together the sage with kitchen twine and add to the stock. Reserve for a later use.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a low-sided stockpot set over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, until translucent and soft, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the oats, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and stir until coated. Add the wine and simmer, stirring constantly, until absorbed, about 1 minute. Add 3 cups of the warm broth to the oats, then simmer, stirring constantly, until most of the liquid is absorbed, 8 to 10 minutes. Add 2 more cups of the broth and simmer, stirring constantly, until the oats are tender but still have a slight bite, 10 to 12 minutes. (There will be a fair amount of liquid in the pot at this time, similar to the texture of a thin gravy. It will thicken once the cheese is added.) Remove from the heat and stir in half of the cheese and half of the parsley. Adjust the consistency of the risotto by adding more stock as needed. Divide the hot risotto among four warm serving bowls, and top each with some butternut squash. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and parsley to serve.