Healthy Serving:
Vegetable Paella

Ingredients:

2 tbs. olive oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 large red onion
1 cup uncooked quick-cooking brown rice
1 cup vegetable or chicken broth
½ tsp. saffron threads
1 bag frozen petite peas, baby whole carrots, snow peas and baby corn
1 can stewed tomatoes undrained

Directions:

  1. Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook garlic and onion, stirring frequently, until tender.

  2. Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling; reduce to medium-low.

  3. Cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally; remove from heat. Let stand covered for 5 minutes.

Makes 4 servings.

Variation: Make chicken vegetable paella by adding ½ cup cubed cooked chicken to skillet.


This is a favorite recipe of the food and nutrition services department at Rhode Island Hospital. This recipe was submitted by Linda Kelleher. More about nutrition services at Rhode Island Hospital.
Linda Kelleher
Linda Kelleher

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