VEGETABLE PAELLA (VERY HEALTHY)

Vegetable Paella (Very Healthy) image

Provided by Tami W

Categories Rice

Time 52m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 1/2 cups brown rice
2 cups chicken stock or 2 cups vegetable stock
2 large onions, sliced
2 leeks, julienned
3 carrots, sliced
2 zucchini, sliced thickly
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 red capsicum, sliced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon turmeric
4 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
fresh ground black pepper
250 g broccoli, broken into florets
250 g cauliflower, broken into florets

Steps:

Parboil the rice in the chicken stock for 20 minutes. Set aside but do not drain.
Add onions, leeks, carrots, zucchini and garlic to a non-stick pan and cook for 10 minutes in 4 tablespoons of water over medium heat. Add pepper, tomato paste, tumeric and tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes. Add rice with stock and stir until combined with all ingredients and simmer gently for approximately 15 minutes.
Separately cook broccoli and cauliflower for 5 minutes and add to the above.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 470.5, Fat 4.7, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 3.6, Sodium 339, Carbohydrate 95.8, Fiber 12.4, Sugar 19.3, Protein 16.4