Veggie Paella
Kitchen Tested 
- Yield 8 servings
Deceptively easy, this colorful, vegetarian dish boasts a balance of flavor and nutrition.
Holly Clegg
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 -- red bell pepper, cored, chopped
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 -- (5-ounce) packages yelllow rice
- -- Water (according to rice package directions)
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1 -- (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed, drained
- 1 -- (10-ounce) package frozen peas, thawed or frozen edamame, thawed
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
Instructions
- In large nonstick pot, heat oil. Add onion, red pepper, mushrooms and garlic; sauté 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add rice and water; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover, and cook 20 to 25 minutes, until rice is done.
- Stir in remaining ingredients and cook until heated through.
Recipe reprinted with permission from Holly Clegg's Trim & Terrific Gulf Coast Favorites: Over 250 Easy Recipes from My Louisiana Kitchen, 2008.
