Paella With a Side of Potatoes

This post is a little delayed, but better late than never. I had a lot of produce leftover from my farmer's market run last Saturday. I wanted to use a lot of it in one recipe. I thought about it for a bit and then it dawned on me, just throw it all into a paella. This was a super easy and delicious solution to using up produce. John really enjoyed the paella and thought it had the right mix of spices. The key to paella whenever I make it is using saffron. Saffron is pretty expensive, but worth getting. It seems like you don't get a lot for the money, but you don't use it very often and a little goes a long way. Invest in saffron! Paella is super easy, just make the rice, add the rice to the  veggies and broth, and add spices...easy! I am pretty sure  John could make it!

Rice

1 cup brown rice

2 cups water

My brown rice takes about 40 minutes to prepare. I decided to cook it halfway by itself before adding it to the paella mixture.

Boil the rice and water together for 20 minutes, get rid of the remaining water.

Add the rice to the paella mix

Paella Mix

Saute 4 cloves garlic and one shallot in 1 tablespoon olive oil for about 2 minutes on medium heat (I used a wok)

Add the following to the wok:

1 diced green pepper

2 tomatoes

1 green zucchini 

1 yellow squash

1/2 jar or can of artichokes 

Assembly

Cook all the veggies for about 5 minutes

Add 2 cups vegetable broth and bring to a boil

Add the 1/2 cooked rice

Turn to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes

Around 15 minutes in, add the following spices (taste and make adjustments dependent on your personal taste)

1/8 teaspoon saffron 

1 Tablespoon smoke paprika

Pepper

1 Teaspoon paprika

Dash of Seasoned Salt 

1 teaspoon chili powder

Potatoes

Wash and dice 7 yellow potatoes

Cook them in a medium saucepan for 7 minutes

Put in a glass pan

Cover in 1/2 a can of crushed tomatoes

Add 1 tablespoon smoked paprika

Add 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Bake on 425 for 20 minutes

This was a very filling and yummy meal. We didn't feel too full after eating. The Paella made a lot of food with plenty of leftovers for lunch.

Served with toasted bread and raspberries

Happy Cooking!