Grammy's Kitchen · Risotto · Barley Risotto

One of 89 risotto recipes we measured

Barley Risotto

from www.wellplated.com

23 cooks on www.wellplated.com rate it 4.8★.

hands-on25m
waiting35 min
makes4
each$2.33
kcal526
levelintermediate
Needs:Lodge 6-qt Dutch ovenpearl_barleyfennelAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 89.

this recipe typical
liquid0%453%
fat0%15%
protein add0%22%
vegetables and beans0%38%
aromatics0%6%

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

454 g16 ounces cremini baby bella mushrooms
170 g6 ounces portabella mushroom caps
960 g4 cups vegetable (or chicken stock)
41 g3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (divided)
15 g5 cloves garlic (minced, divided)
454 g16 ounces fresh spinach
9 g1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt (divided)
2 g3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper (divided)
14 g1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 g1 large fennel bulb (stem and outer leaves removed, cored, and diced)
75 g1/2 large yellow onion (diced (about 1 1/2 cups))
1 cup pearl barley*
2 g1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 g1 bay leaf
118 g1/2 cup dry white wine

Method: 6 steps, published by www.wellplated.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Truly a great recipe—- I’m often disappointed with blog recipes but this was delicious. My only tweak was a chopped finely some of the spinach (pre sauté) and mushrooms (sautéed) to incorporate into the risotto for flavor but then did your layering with rest d” — a cook, 5.0★
“Delicious! This had so much flavor and we loved it! It was still very toothsome for our taste once the broth was used so I heated up some more and probably added another 2 cups. I added some Parmesan to it once I took it off the heat.” — a cook, 5.0★
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