Sausage, Brown Rice Risotto

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup dry wine
• 1 lb sweet italian sausage
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium bell pepper, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup brown rice
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth (i use low sodium)
• 1 teaspoon dried sage or 1 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 bring water and wine to boil in a medium saucepan.
• 2 add sausages and reduce heat to a simmer.
• 3 simmer for about 10 minutes; sausages should be fully cooked but still juicy.
• 4 drain sausages (discard water/wine) and cut them into 1/2 inch slices, reserving sausage juices.
• 5 melt butter in a large saucepan. saute rice until golden brown.
• 6 add onion and bell pepper and saute over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
• 7 mix in garlic and saute for another minute.
• 8 add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• 9 simmer rice for about 45 minutes, until creamy.
• 10 just before rice is cooked, add sausage juices and sage.
• 11 stir in sausage slices and season to taste with salt and pepper.