Quick Vegetarian Paella

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups onions, chopped
• 2 cups green bell peppers, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 cups quick-cooking brown rice, uncooked
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon saffron threads or 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 cups tomatoes, chopped
• 1 cup peas
• 1/2 cup pimento stuffed olive, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat.
• 2 add onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, and garlic; saute for 5 minutes.
• 3 stir in rice, broth, water, saffron and thyme; bring to a boil.
• 4 cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 5 stir in tomato, peas, olives, parsley, pepper and artichoke hearts.
• 6 cook for 3 minutes or until rice is tender and mixture is heated through.