Slow Cooker Sausage And Barley Risotto Recipes

SLOW COOKER ITALIAN SAUSAGE RISOTTO

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet to medium-high heat. Add the onion and saute 3-4 minutes, until tender. Add the Italian sausage and cook, stirring regularly, until browned, breaking it up into small pieces with a wooden spoon.
• Add the garlic, Italian seasoning, oregano, salt and black pepper and stir to combine.
• Place the Italian sausage mixture into the bowl of a slow cooker. Add the arborio rice and chicken stock and stir to combine.
• Cook on high 1 ½ to 2 hours or low 3-4 hours. Stir in the spinach.
• Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary. Serve garnished with parmesan and parsley.

SLOW COOKER SAUSAGE AND BARLEY RISOTTO

Steps:

• Place sausage meat in a Dutch oven. Cook over medium heat, stirring to break up sausage meat, until browned and completely cooked, about 10 minutes.
• Drain off excess fat. Add onions, mushrooms and garlic; saute until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add next 6 ingredients (barley through fennel seeds); cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Stir in broth and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Spoon mixture into a greased 6 quart (6 L) slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on high heat setting for 3 1/2 - 4 hours or until barley is tender.

SLOW COOKER SAUSAGE RISOTTO RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Then add garlic, and stir for 30 seconds, until fragrant. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up with a spoon or spatula until well-browned. Add rice and cook for 1 minute. Deglaze pan with white wine and stir until all the little bits on the bottom of the pan are lifted. Pour sausage mixture into the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker. Add in chicken broth. Cover and cook on high for 2½ hours, until rice is tender. After 2½ hours, add parmesan and 2 tablespoon butter, stirring until cheese and butter are both melted and fully incorporated. Garnish with extra parmesan and fresh parsley then serve. Tip: For extra creamy risotto (optional step done in video), mix in 1 cup half and half after you mix in parmesan and butter at the end.

SLOW-COOKER SWEET POTATO AND BARLEY RISOTTO

Steps:

• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until translucent. Add garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until softened.
• Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, mix sweet potatoes, barley, thyme, salt and 3 cups of the broth. Add onion-garlic mixture.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 5 hours.
• In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave remaining 1 cup broth on High 2 to 3 minutes or until boiling. Stir thawed edamame and boiling broth into barley mixture in cooker. Increase heat setting to High; cover and cook 25 to 30 minutes longer or until edamame are tender. Serve in shallow bowls; sprinkle with cheese.

RISOTTO SLOW-COOKER SAUSAGE AND SPINACH RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• 1. Turn a 6- to 7-quart slow cooker to high. In a saucepan, bring the broth to a simmer. In a skillet. cook the sausage with the water over moderately high heat. breaking it up with a spoon until the water has evaporated and the sausage is browned, 10 minutes. Transfer the sausage to the slow cooker. 2. In the same skillet, melt 3 tablespoons of the butter. Add the onion and cook over moderate heat until translucent, 4 minutes. Add the wine and cook, scraping up any browned bits until the wine is reduced by half, 2 minutes. Stir in the rice and cook until all of the wine has been absorbed. Scrape the rice into the slow cooker. Add the hot broth, zucchini and salt and cover. Cook for 1 hour, stirring once halfway through. The risotto is done when the rice is al dente and most of the liquid has been absorbed. Turn off the slow cooker. 3. Stir the spinach into the risotto until just wilted. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and the grated cheese, season with pepper and serve immediately, passing additional cheese at the table.