Bearing in mind that the vast majority of VR/settling with power events occur in the latter stages of an approach, the chances of recovery using any technique are unlikely. To reiterate the obvious, avoidance and awareness of the conditions likely to lead to it are the answer.
To add some experience to this discussion, the only time I have got into this situation was from an unrealised downwind approach. The only reason I got away with it (using the stick forward and easing the lever down) was because I had an escape route downhill.
On the above subject, I've noticed over the years that there often is an element of an unrealised downwind approach in the accident reports. I think this is due to the assumption that the wind was so and so at departure and is the same at the destination. Very noticeable at coastal locations where sea breezes can reverse the gradient wind.
Sadly, use of VSI readings as a guide to the likelihood of VR is a bit of a trap due to the large lag in the readings.