Vegan Paella

No longer a single-use kitchen appliance, turn on your rice cooker for a satisfying complete meal. By adding veggies and seasoning to the rice while it cooks in the rice cooker, you can set-it-and-forget-it until it’s time to dish out this delicious vegan paella.

Ingredients

1 onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tomato, diced
1 tsp smoked paprika
¼ tsp cayenne
1 tsp saffron threads
2 cups white wine
2 cups vegetable broth
1 tsp salt
2½ cups short grain rice
1 large fennel, roasted and cut into ¼
1 (14oz) can artichoke in brine, a small amount of brine reserved
½ cup frozen green beans
2 Tbsp capers
½ cup parsley, chopped
1 lemon, sliced

Preparation

Optional: For extra flavor, sauté onions and garlic with olive oil until tender.
Add onion, garlic, tomato, spices, saffron, salt, wine, broth, salt and rice into rice cooker. Following rice cooker directions, cook rice.
Add in vegetables and a small amount of artichoke brine. Turn rice cooker back on for 5 minutes to heat vegetables. Let rice cooker sit off for 10 minutes.
Stir in capers and parsley.
Serve with lemon slices.