Green Bean Paella
A very simple rice dish flavoured with an unmistakable hint of sweet, smoky paprika. The Paella rice gives this meal a wonderful creamy texture and the green beans add a great crunch. You could add a few torn, roasted red peppers, and a handful of green olives if you fancied jazzing things up a little.
Method
Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
First, chop the onion and pepper, grate the garlic and cut the green beans in half. Make up the vegetable stock and keep warm.
Step 2
Place a large, deep frying pan or casserole dish over a medium heat. Add a splash of olive oil along with the chopped onion, pepper and a pinch of salt. Cook for 5-6 minutes to gently soften the onion before adding the chopped garlic, chilli flakes and smoked paprika. Cook for 3-5 minutes, until fragrant.
Step 3
Stir in the paella rice and toast for 1 minute. Add the tomato puree and coat the rice well before pouring in the white wine (if using). Continue to stir and allow the wine to boil and be absorbed into the rice before adding the chopped tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper before pouring in half of the hot vegetable stock. Stir every few minutes to encourage the rice to take on a creamy consistency. Once the first lot of stock has been absorbed, this should take about 10 minutes, add the remaining stock along with the drained chickpeas and the halved green beans.
Step 4
Continue to cook the rice on a low-medium simmer until the rice is tender and the beans are cooked - about 10-12 minutes or so. You will need to stir the rice every few minutes to prevent it from sticking. Once cooked, add a generous squeeze of lemon and taste again for seasoning. Serve with a green salad, dressed with the remaining lemon juice and a little olive oil.
- Ingredients
- Based on 4 servings
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3 Cloves Garlic, peeled and grated 1x Sainsbury's Garlic -
1 Tin Chickpeas, drained 1x KTC Chick Peas 400g -
2 tbsp Olive Oil 1x Sainsbury's Olive Oil, Extra Virgin 500ml -
300g Paella Rice 1x Sainsbury's Spanish Paella Rice 500g -
390g Chopped Tomatoes with Garlic 1x Sainsbury's Italian Chopped Tomatoes with Garlic 390g -
1 Lemon 1x Sainsbury's Lemons -
1 White Onion, peeled and diced 1x Sainsbury's Onions Loose -
1.1 L Vegetable Stock, 1 cube per 500ml water 1x Sainsbury's Stock Cubes, Vegetable 10x10g -
3 tsp Smoked Paprika 1x Sainsbury's Smoked Paprika 44g -
200g Green Beans, tails removed and cut in half 1x Sainsbury's Dwarf Beans 300g -
2 tbsp Tomato Puree 1x Sainsbury's Tomato Puree, Double Concentrate 200g -
1 Red Pepper, diced 1x Sainsbury's Red Pepper -
190ml White Wine, approx 1x Sainsbury's House Sauvignon Blanc (Small bottle) 18.7cl -
0.25 Crushed Chilli Flakes 1x Sainsbury's Crushed Chillies 32g -
90g Mixed Green Salad 1x Sainsbury's Baby Leaf Salad 90g -
Maldon Salt, to taste 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g