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Butter Bean Paella with Brown Rice, Green Beans & Olives
Say hola to our vegan twist on the Spanish classic. Sizzle shallots, juicy peppers and green beans with smoky paprika. Stir in chunky butterbeans, rice and stock. Top with parsley and a lemon wegde for extra sunshine.
2/3 daily fibre
5 of 5 a day
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 250g cooked short grain brown rice (use half) (Cooked Wholegrain Risotto Rice 97% (Water, Risotto Rice), Sunflower Oil, Salt.)
- 1 onion (use half)
- 1 tbsp sun-dried tomato paste (use half) (Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
- 1 pepper (use half)
- 2 tsp smoked paprika (use half)
- 230g butter beans (use half) (Rehydrated butter beans, water, salt, antioxidant: ascorbic acid.)
- 110g baby tomatoes (use half)
- 1 unwaxed lemon (use half)
- 3 garlic clove
- 160g green beans (use half)
- 10g vegetable stock powder (use half) (Chicory Extract, Salt, Yeast Extracts, Onion Powder, Carrot Extract, Tomato Powder, Rapeseed Oil, Natural Flavouring.)
- 30g pitted green olives (use half) (Green Olives, Sunflower Oil, Sea Salt, Lactic Acid (E270))
Nutritional Information
Calories: 581
Protein: 19g
Carbs: 87g
Fat: 18g
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 1 tbsp sun-dried tomato paste (Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 30g pitted green olives (Green Olives, Sunflower Oil, Sea Salt, Lactic Acid (E270))
- 250g cooked short grain brown rice (Cooked Wholegrain Risotto Rice 97% (Water, Risotto Rice), Sunflower Oil, Salt.)
- 230g butter beans (Rehydrated butter beans, water, salt, antioxidant: ascorbic acid.)
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- 10g vegetable stock powder (Chicory Extract, Salt, Yeast Extracts, Onion Powder, Carrot Extract, Tomato Powder, Rapeseed Oil, Natural Flavouring.)
- 160g green beans
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 1 pepper
- 3 garlic clove
Nutritional Information
Calories: 573
Protein: 18g
Carbs: 85g
Fat: 18g
Butter Bean Paella with Brown Rice, Green Beans & Olives
Say hola to our vegan twist on the Spanish classic. Sizzle shallots, juicy peppers and green beans with smoky paprika. Stir in chunky butterbeans, rice and stock. Top with parsley and a lemon wegde for extra sunshine.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Pull out a large frying pan, a sieve, a measuring jug & a grater
Start the prep
- Finely dice the onion. Finely chop or crush the garlic. Thinly slice the pepper. Halve the tomatoes. Halve the green beans
Soften the veg
- Heat the large frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the shallot and pepper and cook for 3-4 mins, until softened
- Add the garlic, sundried tomato paste, paprika, tomatoes, pepper and green beans. Cook for 2-3 mins. Season with salt and pepper
Finish the prep
- Meanwhile, drain and rinse the butter beans. Roughly slice the olives. Zest and quarter the lemon
Build the paella
- Add the butter beans, rice, stock powder and 100ml hot water (50ml for 1 person) to the pan
- Break up the rice with a wooden spoon. Simmer for 3-5 mins, until the rice is piping hot and the liquid has evaporated
- Stir in the olives, lemon zest and juice from 1 lemon wedge. Season with salt and pepper
Plate up
- Serve the paella into bowls. Garnish with the remaining lemon wedges
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