
Our Spanish Quorn Paella recipe is a low fat, meat free fiesta! Packed with Quorn Sausages and fresh vegetables great for a summer get together.
Ingredients
- 1 pack Quorn Sausages, defrosted if using frozen
- Low calorie oil spray
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced
- 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and sliced
- 400g fresh tomatoes, skinned and chopped
- 200g thin green beans
- 200g peas
- 250g long grain rice
- 1½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp saffron
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp mild chilli powder
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 700ml vegetable stock
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tbsp chopped parsley To garnish - 1 lemon cut into wedges & olives
Method
- Warm a pan and spray with low calorie cooking spray. Cut each sausage into bite-sized chunks and fry until golden 3-4 minutes, reserve
- Fry the onions and garlic in low calorie oil spray, gently until soft and golden, add a little water if the onions start to stick to the pan. Add the peppers and fry for a further 4-5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, beans and peas and cook for 6 minutes
- Add the rice, paprika, saffron, turmeric, chilli, lemon zest and juice stir well
- Stir in the stock and simmer for about 15 minutes. Stir in the Quorn Sausage, continue simmering for a further 10 minutes or until the rice is tender adding more liquid if required
- Season to taste, sprinkle over the parsley and serve with the lemon wedges and olives
