Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 red onion, finely diced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 red pepper, sliced
- 1 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 400g tin cannellini beans, haricot beans or butter beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 100ml vegetable stock or water
- Pinch of salt and pepper
- 1 x 250g pouch Merchant Gourmet Smoky Spanish-Style Grains and Rice
- 10g fresh chives, chopped, to serve
- ½ avocado, sliced, to serve
- Fresh bread, to serve (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet or frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and fry for 3-4 minutes, or until starting to soften. Add the garlic and red pepper and cook for 5 minutes more.
- Once the pepper has started to soften, add the chopped tomatoes, beans, tomato puree and vegetable stock (or water) with a pinch of salt and pepper and stir to combine. Bring to a gentle simmer and lower the heat. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens.
- Add the grains and stir to combine, adding a little more water if needed. Bring back to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes more.
- Serve with the chives and avocado or a big chunk of bread.
Good to know!
For a real Sunday show-stopper, serve in the skillet with a fresh loaf of sourdough to mop up the sauce.
