3 italian black bean risotto Recipes

olive oil, grain white rice or 2 cups arborio rice, salt, black beans, rinsed and drained, zucchini, thinly sliced, prepared chunky salsa, shredded low-fat cheddar cheese, divided, chopped fresh cilantro, light sour cream (optional), chopped green onion (optional)

fresh unshelled cranberry beans or 2/3 cup dried cranberry beans, soaked and boiled until cooked through, extra virgin olive oil, chopped onion, crumbled skinned pork sausage, homemade meat broth (or 1/2 cup canned beef broth diluted with 4 1/2 cups water), carnaroli arborio rice or 1 1/2 cups other imported italian rice, for risotto rice, butter, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, chopped flat-leaf italian parsley, salt & freshly ground black pepper