Mediterranean Paella (Vegetarian)
Makes a colorful and tasty side dish or light main dish. It has passed the "husband test" and has also been popular at potlucks. This came from a cooking show I used to watch back in the early 1990's.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 2tablespoons hot water
- 2
- 1⁄4
- 4cups vegetable broth
- 1cup green beans
- 1
- 1
- 1⁄2 - 1teaspoon white pepper
- 1⁄2 - 1teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1
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DIRECTIONS
- Place saffron threads in 2 tablespoons of hot water. Stir around and then set it aside.
- In a large pan or dutch oven, sauté the uncooked rice in the olive oil for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add vegetable broth, green beans, black olives, bell pepper, saffron mixture, white pepper, cayenne, and tomato.
- Cook, covered, for 30 minutes, or until the water is evaporated, stirring occasionally to keep it from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
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