Pasta, Rice And Vegetables

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup vermicelli, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 1/4 teaspoon saffron thread
• 2 cups chicken or 2 cups vegetable stock, unsalted
• 5 ounces ham, thick cut and diced
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 cup green bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup red bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup chili pepper, seeded and diced
• 3 -4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup tomato, diced
• 1 cup long grain rice, rinsed

Recipe

• 1 heat 1 tablespoon oil in large skillet.
• 2 brown pasta 2 minutes or until golden; remove to plate and reserve.
• 3 place saffron and stock in small pot and warm up to steep the saffron threads.
• 4 once pasta is browned and removed from pot, add remaining tablespoon olive oil, turn pan, and brown ham, about 2 minutes.
• 5 add onions, celery, bell peppers, hot peppers, garlic and bay leaf to the pan.
• 6 cook 5 to 6 minutes to soften.
• 7 add tomato and rice.
• 8 stir in pasta and warm saffron stock.
• 9 cover pot, cook 10-15 minutes or until rice and pasta is tender.
• 10 serve with salad, rolls and chicken, fish, beef or other protein.