Vegan Risotto (Rice Cooker)
You can get the creamiest Vegan Risotto without standing over the stove constantly stirring! This simple rice cooker recipe yields the best possible results with the most minimal effort. This creamy risotto is great as a side or main for everything from a simple weeknight meal to a fancy addition to your holiday table.
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I love eating risotto, but I hate making risotto. At least I used to! This simple Rice Cooker Vegan Risotto is the easiest, most delicious creamy rice dish I have eaten in a long time. And I’m sure once you taste it, you’ll agree.
Not only is this vegan risotto super tasty, but it is so simple to make. I mean, the entire thing is mostly hands off.
Unlike regular risotto that will have you tethered to the stove stirring and stirring, our recipe just has you put all the ingredients in the rice cooker, set it, and come back when it’s done.
This creamy and cheesy vegan risotto is great as a meal all its own with some garlic bread and salad or roasted veggies, or as a side for all sorts of main dishes!
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What is Risotto?
Risotto is a creamy, rice-based dish with its origins in Northern Italy. Originally considered a humble peasant dish, it’s traditionally with arborio rice, which is native to the province of Aroborio in Northern Italy,
The rice is cooked with herbs, butter, and onions or shallots on the stovetop in a saute pan over low or medium low heat. Warmed chicken broth is added to the rice and other ingredients in stages while continually stirring the risotto until it’s cooked through and very creamy.
Easy Vegan Risotto Ingredients
This recipe only calls for a handful of simple ingredients for great tasting risotto.
Arborio Rice – This is a very specific short grain rice used for traditional risotto. It’s extra starchiness creates the creamy texture of the risotto.
Vegan Chicken Bouillon – We like to use our 5-minute vegan chicken bouillon powder, but you can use your favorite brand of vegan bouillon.
Grated Vegan Parmesan – Violife makes a fantastic vegan block parm perfect for this dish.
Dry vermouth or dry white wine – Sub rice wine vinegar, rice wine vinegar, or diluted white wine vinegar as a sub.
Frozen peas – Feel free to skip these or shake it up with your favorite veggies like asparagus or spinach!
How to Make Easy Rice Cooker Risotto
Follow these simple step-by-step for the creamiest vegan risotto right from your rice cooker.
Step 1: Place the rice, hot water, vegan bouillon, and vermouth into the rice cooker. Cook for 20 minutes.
Step 2: When time is up, your rice cooker should switch to a warm setting. Let it sit on this setting for 10 more minutes without opening the lid.
Step 3: Transfer risotto to a large bowl and sprinkle vegan Parmesan and peas over the rice and stir. Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Salton Micom Rice Cooker Directions:
We used our Salton Micom Rice Cooker for this recipe, and it worked like a charm! If you’re in the market for a rice cooker, we can’t recommend this one enough. Not only does it work well, but it also is super sleek and pretty!
- Place the rice, hot water, vegan bouillon, and vermouth into the rice cooker.
- Plug in your Salton Multifunction Micom Rice Cooker and close the lid. Press Menu until the Steel Cut Oats setting is illuminated. The preset time of 20 minutes will appear. When it does, press Start. Let cook until the cycle has completed and has shifted to Warm setting.
- Let rice sit with cover remaining on the rice cooker until the rice is completely tender, about 10 minutes more.
- Transfer risotto to a large bowl and sprinkle vegan Parmesan and peas over the rice and stir. Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Dairy-Free Risotto Tips & Tricks
- Make sure the water is hot when you add it to the rice cooker
- Let the rice rest for a little bit after it has finished cooking. Those 10 minutes after the cook time are important!
- Finely grated vegan cheese will melt more evenly into the cooked risotto, so choose the grater side that gives you the finest option.
- Looking for more easy vegan risotto hacks? Try our Avocado Barley Risotto recipe!
How to Serve Vegan Risotto (no mushrooms)
Serve this dish immediately after cooking for best results.
You can serve this easy vegan risotto as a side or main meal with any of these great options:
- Best Vegan Garlic Bread
- Vegan Caesar Salad
- Olive Garden Copycat Salad
- Vegan Crab Cakes
- Vegan Chicken Cutlets
- Pan-Fried Soy Curl Chicken
- Lemon Pepper Tofu Cutlets
How to Store Leftover Vegetarian Risotto
Allow remaining risotto to cool completely before storing. Place room temperature risotto in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
How to Reheat Rice Cooker Risotto
Reheat the risotto on the stovetop in a small or medium pan over medium heat until it is warmed through completely. You may need to add a little extra liquid for this process.
You can also reheat risotto in the microwave. Place the risotto in a microwave safe dish and heat on high for 1 minute, stir, and heat again for another minute or until warm.
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Easy Vegan Risotto
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Arborio rice
- 4 ½ cups hot water
- 3-4 Tbsp vegan chicken bouillon powder
- 2-4 Tbsp dry vermouth or dry white wine
- 1 cup grated vegan parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place the rice, hot water, vegan bouillon, and vermouth into the rice cooker. Cook for 20 minutes.
- When time is up, your rice cooker should switch to a warm setting. Let it sit on this setting for 10 more minutes without opening the lid.
- Transfer risotto to a large bowl and sprinkle vegan Parmesan and peas over the rice and stir. Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately!
Notes
- Alcohol substitution: Sub rice wine vinegar, rice wine vinegar, or diluted white wine vinegar as a sub.
Salton Micom Rice Cooker Directions:
We used our Salton Micom Rice Cooker for this recipe, and it worked like a charm! If you’re in the market for a rice cooker, we can’t recommend this one enough. Not only does it work well, but it also is super sleek and pretty!- Place the rice, hot water, vegan bouillon, and vermouth into the rice cooker.
- Plug in your Salton Multifunction Micom Rice Cooker and close the lid. Press Menu until the Steel Cut Oats setting is illuminated. The preset time of 20 minutes will appear. When it does, press Start. Let cook until the cycle has completed and has shifted to Warm setting.
- Let rice sit with cover remaining on the rice cooker until the rice is completely tender, about 10 minutes more.
- Transfer risotto to a large bowl and sprinkle vegan Parmesan and peas over the rice and stir. Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste.
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