Easy Vegan Spanish Rice

During the week I like nothing more than a quick and simple dinner. I love to cook and if I had my way I would spend all day in my kitchen. Sadly I live in the modern world and as a mum of one small active boy I rarely get to sit down nowadays.

When I decided to make this dish I was looking at the BBC Good Food site and they had a similar recipe but with chicken. During the week, we like to eat a variety of vegan and vegetarian meals. Then at the weekend we will eat meat.

The BBC’s recipe had chicken in it so I decided to replace it with vegan sausages. I also added extra vegetables and spices. The whole dish was delicious and it took me about 40 minutes to cook. We all really enjoyed it and it’s definitely a dish I will be making again.

Serves 4

Equipment

• Sharp knife
• Chopping board
• Vegetable peeler
• Large Saucepan
• Small saucepan
• Stirring spoon
• Colander
• Teaspoon

Ingredients

• Vegan sausages x 8
• Butter beans x 2 400g tins
• Onion x 1
• Garlic x 2 cloves
• Red pepper x 2
• Courgettes x 2
• Tomatoes x 2 400g tins
• Smoked paprika x 1 tsp
• Mild or hot chilli powder x 1 tsp
• Dried mixed herbs x 1 tsp
• Rice x 200g
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Spinach x 4 large handfuls
• Oil for the pan.

Method

• Start by cooking the vegan sausages as per the packet instructions.
• When they are cooked leave them to cool.
• Remove the core from the pepper and slice into thin strips.
• Peel the courgette and slice them.
• Next peel and slice the onion and garlic.
• Pour the rice into the colander and rise it under a tap.
• Now put the rice into the saucepan and pour water in until it reaches the crease of your middle finger.
• Put the pan on the hob and set to a high heat.
• Put the lid on, bring to the boil and once boiling turn the heat down to a low temperature.
• Leave the rice to simmer until all the water has dissolved.
• Do not remove the lid during the cooking time.
• While the rice is cooking put the large saucepan on a high heat.
• Add oil to the pan and spread as evenly as possible across the base.
• When the pan is hot add the onion and fry until it becomes translucent.
• Then add in the garlic and fry for a further two minutes.
• Finally add in the courgettes and peppers and continue to fry until they soften.
• Sprinkle over the herbs and spices.
• Pour in the tinned tomatoes.
• Drain the tinned butter beans through the colander and pour these into the large pan too.
• Bring everything to the boil and then leave to simmer.
• Cut the sausages into small pieces and then add to the pan.
• Once the rice has cooked put it into the large pan and stir all the ingredients together.
• Stir in the spinach and let in wilt down.
• Remove the pan from the heat and serve immediately and enjoy.

Easy Vegan Spanish Rice was a yummy dish that fed my little family. Unfortunately with rice you shouldn’t really eat it the next day. It’s not so good for the stomach so we halved the ingredients and ate this on the night. However, if you wanted to make this dish even quicker you could make the sauce at the weekend and freeze it. All you have to do in the week is heat the sauce and cook the rice and sausages. However you decide to eat this meal, as always, enjoy. xxx

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