Quorn Paella
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4
Nutrition: Per serving
Energy
583 Kcal
Fat
11g
Saturates
1.5g
Sugars
17g
Salt
0.82g
A delicious meat-free twist on the Spanish classic paella. This paella is a tasty way to provide at least 4 of your 5-a-day and boost your fibre and protein intake whilst keeping saturated fats to a minimum!
Ingredients
300g Quorn Pieces
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, peeled and chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced into thin strips
1 yellow pepper, deseeded and sliced into thin strips
200g fine green beans, cut into bite-sized pieces
400g tomatoes
Couple of strands of saffron - optional
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp mild chilli powder
250g paella rice
200g red lentils
1.2L reduced salt vegetable stock
1 x 400g tin butter beans, drained and rinsed
340g frozen peas
Bunch parsley
Freshly ground black pepper
Garnish – optional
Lemon wedges
Olives
Method
Chop up all the tomatoes.
Soak the saffron strands in one tablespoon of water.
Heat the oil in a large open deep pan. Add the chopped onion and cook for 3-4 minutes. Then add the garlic and peppers and cook for another 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the saffron and the water, the paprika and chilli powder. Stirring to cook the spices for 1 minute.
Add the paella rice and stir well to coat in the spices.
Rinse the lentils under running water then add to the pan with the stock. Stir and turn up the heat to bring to a boil. Once boiling, cover and turn down the heat to a simmer (gently bubbling) for 12 minutes.
Next add the Quorn Pieces, green beans and chopped tomatoes, stir and leave to simmer gently for 8 minutes.
Drain the butter beans and peas and stir to combine.
The rice should be tender and nearly all the stock absorbed. Add a little more hot water if the mixture is too dry. Taste and season with a good pinch of freshly ground pepper.
Chop the parsley.
To serve, divide between 4 large open bowls. Chop the parsley and sprinkle over the paella and garnish with wedges of lemon and black or green olives if using.