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January 12, 2015

Brussels Sprouts and Goat Cheese Risotto

This hearty vegetarian Brussels Sprouts and Goat Cheese Risotto pairs shredded Brussels sprouts and creamy goat cheese with a traditional Italian dish.


Brussels Sprouts and Goat Cheese Risotto is a hearty vegetarian Italian dish to serve for dinner

Guilty pleasure confession: I’m a sucker for cooking competition shows. Top Chef, Chopped, Food Network Star, Cutthroat Kitchen, Worst Cooks In America. Recently I started watching Kitchen Inferno through my cable’s On Demand feature. I said I wasn’t going to watch another competition show, yet there I was home alone on the couch looking for something to watch. I’m not sure why I find these shows so fascinating; I have no desire to become a professional chef cooking in restaurants. I guess I just find them more entertaining than watching pregnant teenagers go to high school or millionaires going on dates. At least with these cooking shows, I learn about different ingredients to try and dishes to make. Ever stand in the produce aisle and think to yourself, hey that was in a Chopped basket! I am now terrified of even trying cherimoya because Chopped taught me that the seeds are poisonous.

I remember the first time I heard about risotto. The Bravo channel was free for the month since it wasn’t included in the current package I had. As I was looking for something to watch, er, listen to while I was in the kitchen, I saw that a Top Chef D.C. marathon was on. I’ve never seen the show before but did briefly hear about it, so I watched. One of the chefs decided to make a risotto, and I remember one of the judges saying how difficult it was to make a risotto and that it was a risky move. I didn’t know what risotto was, so that made me believe it was a complicated dish that only chefs could pull off. Funny thing is, risotto is very easy to make at home. If you can make regular white rice, you can make risotto. The “challenging” part is that you need to tend to it quite often while cooking, so you can’t get distracted or walk away like the competing chefs were doing. I’ve probably made risotto at least a dozen times now. My latest (and favorite) recipe is Brussels Sprouts and Goat Cheese Risotto. A hearty dinner with shredded Brussels sprouts and creamy goat cheese, which is perfect for the snowy weather that Pittsburgh has.


Brussels Sprouts and Goat Cheese Risotto is a hearty vegetarian Italian dish to serve for dinner

I got the idea for this Brussels Sprouts Risotto from the cookbook Plenty More. I checked it out from the library and saw the author’s recipe for it. Mine is different as I changed some of the ingredients to fit my pantry, but the inspiration to use shredded Brussels sprouts is still there. I garnished with roasted Brussels sprouts, but you don’t have to. I’ve also made this recipe using chopped cabbage since that’s basically what Brussels sprouts are anyway (little cabbages).


Brussels Sprouts and Goat Cheese Risotto is a hearty vegetarian Italian dish to serve for dinner

Fun fact: Risotto refers to the cooking technique, not the type of rice used. Don’t be like me walking up and down the aisle, looking for “risotto” rice. The most common grain to use is Arborio rice. If you can’t find it in your grocery store, either look in the dedicated Italian aisle or stop at an Italian grocery store.


Brussels Sprouts and Goat Cheese Risotto is a hearty vegetarian Italian dish to serve for dinner

Traditional risotto also calls for dry white wine, which is used for flavor and acidity. I used Middle Sister Pinot Grigio for reference, but feel free to use your favorite white wine. However, wine isn’t absolutely necessary to make risotto. To substitute for the wine, use extra broth and add 1 teaspoon lemon juice.

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Brussels Sprouts and Goat Cheese Risotto

Brussels Sprouts and Goat Cheese Risotto

Yield: 4
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 2 cups vegetable or chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine*
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter (add pinch of salt if unsalted)
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion (roughly 1 small onion)
  • 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
  • 1 cup shredded or thinly sliced Brussels sprouts
  • 1 cup Arborio rice
  • 1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
  • Roasted Brussels sprouts, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan, warm up the broth and wine. Keep on simmer while you prepare the risotto.
  2. In a Dutch oven or large pot with a wide bottom, heat the oil and butter until melted and hot. Add the onion, carrot, and shredded Brussels sprouts and cook for 5 minutes or until the onion starts to soften. Stir in the rice and cook for 1 minute.
  3. Slowly add some of the broth mixture (roughly 1/2 cup) to the rice mixture. Stir very often until the liquid is almost all absorbed. Continue this method until all of the broth mixture is used. By then, the rice should be soft and a little creamy.
  4. Stir in the goat cheese and lemon zest until the cheese is mostly melted. Serve immediately with roasted Brussels sprouts on top, if desired.

Notes

*If you don't have white wine, you can substitute an additional 2 cups broth plus 1 teaspoon lemon juice

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© Carla Cardello (www.chocolatemoosey.com)

 
Adapted from Plenty More

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Filed Under: Main Dishes, Pasta, Rice, + Grains Tagged With: Brussels sprouts, goat cheese

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  1. Susan says

    January 12, 2015 at 8:02 AM

    This makes me realize that I haven’t made risotto in a really long time. Also I do laugh whenever a cooking competition show makes it, you know they are serving up undercooked rice!

    Reply
    • Carla says

      January 12, 2015 at 8:19 AM

      Especially on Chopped. Like really – risotto in 20 minutes PLUS everything else you got going on? Good luck with that one!

      Reply
  2. Cookin Canuck says

    January 12, 2015 at 11:06 AM

    I’m a sucker for those cooking competitions, too. This risotto looks fantastic – what a great way to use Brussels sprouts!

    Reply
  3. Miriam @ OvertimeCook says

    January 12, 2015 at 12:01 PM

    What a delicious looking supper!

    Reply
  4. Danae @ Recipe Runner says

    January 12, 2015 at 12:56 PM

    I’m currently stuck on the new season of Worst Cooks in America. I seriously sit there with my mouth open wondering how it’s possible to be this bad at cooking! This risotto looks fabulous Carla and I LOVE there there are brussels sprouts and goat cheese in it!

    Reply
    • Carla says

      January 12, 2015 at 1:05 PM

      Me too! It makes you wonder how much of it might be exaggerated because are people really that clueless? THAT bad, huh?

      Reply
  5. Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen says

    January 12, 2015 at 8:27 PM

    Carla, this looks amazing! I absolutely love brussels sprouts, so I know I’d love this!

    Reply
  6. Anna (Hidden Ponies) says

    January 13, 2015 at 12:35 AM

    I am hooked on brussels sprouts right now, and this sounds amazing!

    Reply
  7. Carol at Wild Goose Tea says

    January 13, 2015 at 1:10 PM

    I love risotto. I have made it in combo with someone else. Plus it was a dish that was prepared when I took Italian cooking lessons. YES it takes tending. Thus I have been too too lazy to make it at home. How pathetic! But this recipe is inspiring!

    Reply
  8. Our Fresh Kitchen says

    January 14, 2015 at 8:40 AM

    We’ve been trying to find ways to eat & cook Brussels Sprouts, they are not easy to make or suggest to those that are not use to it. Do you find that this recipe will help family & relatives that never eat them?

    Reply
    • Carla says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:51 AM

      If your family likes cabbage, then I say yes. Since you use shredded (or very thinly sliced) Brussels sprouts in the risotto itself, you can play it off as cabbage if they ask. You can leave the roasted Brussels sprouts garnish off the top since that may clue them into what they are eating if they are that picky.

      Reply
  9. Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures says

    January 14, 2015 at 3:22 PM

    Way to take on a challenge! This looks delicious, especially since Brussels sprouts are my favorite vegetable!

    Reply
  10. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    January 21, 2015 at 7:35 PM

    Risotto is not something I think of making very often, but oh my god goat cheese!

    Reply

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