Vegetarian Paella
The vegetarian paella is loaded with veggies and flavored with safran, paprika, and spices. Make this crowd-pleasing Spanish dish for large family dinners!
- Prep time
- 25 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil, divided
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 4 cloves of garlic finely chopped
- 2 cups of Arborio rice
- 2 teaspoons of sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon of Safran
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- ½ teaspoon of black pepper
- 3 1/2 cups of vegetable broth
- 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
- 1 bell pepper (color of choice) sliced
- 340 g green beans chopped in 1 inch
- 1 can (14.1 oz) artichoke hearts drained and cut in half
- 5 boiled eggs
- ¼ cup chopped green onions
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- 250 g cherry tomatoes on the vine (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 375 ˚F.
- 2
Place the tomatoes in an oven-safe dish and sprinkle with 1 tbsp of olive oil, salt, and pepper to taste.
- 3
Place in the oven and cook for 15 minutes.
- 4
Cook the eggs; in a saucepan add 2 cups of water and add the eggs, bring the water to a boil.
- 5
Once the boiling point is reached, turn off the heat, cover, and reserve for 15 minutes.
- 6
Run the eggs under cold water and peel them, cut in half, and reserve.
- 7
In a large saucepan add the rest of the olive oil and cook the onion for 3 minutes.
- 8
Add garlic and cook for another 2 minutes.
- 9
Add the rice and spices to the saucepan, mix well and cook for 1 minute.
- 10
Slowly add the broth and tomatoes and bring to boil at medium heat. Cook 2 minutes.
- 11
Reducethe heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 minutes without stirring.
- 12
After 15 minutes of cooking add the bell pepper and green beans, mix gently and continue cooking for another 10 minutes, still without mixing.
- 13
After 25 minutes of cooking, the broth should have evaporated.
- 14
Remove from heat, add the artichokes, mix.
- 15
Garnishwith green onions, fresh parsley, boiled eggs, and grilled tomatoes if desired.
- 16
Usually,the paella is served in its baking dish directly on the table.