butternut paella

Serves: 4

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 red onion, sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
½ medium butternut , peeled, deseeded and cut into 1cm cubes (about 400g prepped weight)
3 cups vegetable stock
300g brown rice
300g frozen sliced green beans
15g parsley, roughly chopped

Method:
heat the oil in a wide, shallow casserole or large frying pan over a medium high heat. fry the onion for 6-8 mins until softened and lightly golden. stir in the garlic and paprika, fry for 1 min, then add the butternut squash cubes and stir well to coat in the spices.
pour the stock over the butternut and onions in the pan, season and bring to a simmer. scatter the rice over the stock, stir briefly, then reduce the heat to low and cook for 20 mins, uncovered and without stirring, until the rice has absorbed most of the stock and the squash is tender when pierced with a fork. if all the stock has been absorbed but the rice is sticking to the bottom of the pan or it still has a crunch in the middle, add 100ml water and cook for 5 mins more.
when the rice is tender, stir through the green beans and cook for another 3-4 mins until all the stock has been absorbed, and the beans are cooked. scatter over the parsley to serve.