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vegetable and chickpea paella

Vegetable and Chickpea Paella

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  • Author: JustAverageJen
  • Prep Time: 10 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x
  • Category: Main meals
  • Method: Hob top
  • Cuisine: Spanish
  • Diet: Low Calorie

Description

Delicious vegan vegetable and chickpea paella perfect for all the family.


Ingredients

Units Scale

250g Paella rice (dried)

1.5 litres vegetable stock

3 cloves garlic crushed

1 400g can Chickpeas (drained)

2 tbsp. smoked paprika

1 tbsp. Turmeric

4 peppers deseeded and cut into small chunks

2 small red onions peeled and finely chopped

3 small red onions peeled and quartered

Large handful of baby spinach

15 cherry tomatoes halved

200g Mushrooms (sliced)

Low-Calorie cooking spray


Instructions

1. Using low-calorie cooking spray in a large frying pan placed over medium-high heat, fry garlic and the chopped onion until soft.

2. Add paella rice and fry gently for 2 minutes.

3. Add two ladles of stock and stir gently until the rice has absorbed all the liquid.

4. Add the remainder of the stock and cook for 10 minutes still on medium-high heat.

5. Add paprika, turmeric, quartered onions, peppers, chickpeas and mushrooms and turn heat to medium.

6. Cook for a further 5 minutes then add halved cherry tomatoes and cook for a further 5 minutes.

7. Add the spinach and stir through. As soon as the spinach has wilted a little serve immediately.


Notes

If allowed to cool and thoroughly reheated this was just as tasty the following day!

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Porton
  • Calories: 285
  • Sugar: 19.8 g
  • Sodium: 378.9 mg
  • Fat: 3.1 g
  • Saturated Fat: 0.4 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 57.8 g
  • Protein: 11.3 g