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Golden Spanish Paella (ve)

A brown ceramic bowl contains yellow rice mixed with green peas and red pepper slices, placed on a wooden surface.

A vibrant plant-powered Spanish rice packed with colourful vegetables and traditional sweet, smoky flavours that kids will love. Portion sizes relate to a child of primary school age, please amend to suit your needs.

Ingredients

Servings: 10
  • 1500 ml
    veg stock
  • 1 g
    turmeric
  • 30 g
    oil
  • 260 g
    onion finely chopped
  • 140 g
    red pepper chopped
  • 8 g
    garlic granules
  • 2 g
    ground cumin
  • 6 g
    sweet smoked paprika
  • 300 g
    paella rice
  • 500 g
    chickpeas drained and rinsed
  • 1.5 g
    black pepper
  • 100 g
    green beans cooked and chopped
  • 100 g
    peas

Instructions

  1. Add the turmeric to warm or hot veg stock, stir well and set aside.

  2. Heat the oil in a large, high-sided frying pan and cook the onions for a few minutes until soft.

  3. Add the red pepper, garlic, cumin, and paprika and cook for a further 2 minutes, stirring.

  4. Add the rice and stir to evenly coat in the onion mixture.

  5. Add the stock, chickpeas, and black pepper and bring to the boil.

  6. Simmer, without stirring for about 25 minutes, or until the rice is cooked.

  7. Add the green beans and peas and stir through.

  8. Cook for a further couple of minutes to heat the vegetables through.

Notes

Key facts (per serving):

Fibre: 4.7g

Protein: 6.2g

Saturated fat: 0.5gĀ 

Other nutrition facts: contains omega-3, calcium, iron & zinc

Allergens: none

Carbon emissions: 0.53kg, very low carbonĀ 

Tags

Courses: Lunch, Main Course
Cuisines: Spanish
Programmes: School recipes
Keywords: chickpeas, paella, Rice