Spanish Paella
Catherine Barclay
A golden turmeric‑tinted paella loaded with smoky paprika, sweet peppers, tomatoes, and tender vegetables, cooked to a flavourful, rustic finish
Course Main Course
Cuisine spanish
- 4 cups vegetable stock (broth)
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 med brown onion diced
- 1 red capsicum (bell pepper) cut into strips
- 2 med portobello mushrooms slice into strips
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 large tomato diced
- 1½ cups cooked brown rice
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp paprika
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- ¾ cup frozen peas and corn thawed
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ½ tsp black pepper to release the benefits of turmeric
Take a small amount of the stock to a dutch oven or medium pan and saute until the onion and capsicum soften. Add the garlic and mushroom, saute for a further minute.
Add the tomatoes, smoked paprika, turmeric, paprika, Saute for 2 mins.
Add the rice, peas/corn mix and the stock. Mix through then leave to heat through on medium heat, stir occasionally for five minutes.
Finally add in the fresh thyme and nutritional yeast and slowly mix through.
Remove from heat, cover with foil and let sit for around 6 minutes before serving.
Keyword brown rice, Fiber rich, Fibre rich, no oil, plant-based, vegan, vegeterian, wfpb, wholefood