Name: One-pot vegan rice and beans
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp rapeseed oil -; 2 onions (320g), finely chopped -; 1 orange pepper, halved, deseeded and cut into 4-5 chunky pieces -; 1 red pepper, halved, deseeded and cut into 4-5 chunky pieces -; 3 large garlic cloves, sliced -; 300g easy-cook brown rice -; 1 tbsp thyme leaves -; 2 tbsp smoked paprika -; 650ml hot vegetable stock, made with 2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder -; 10 pitted green olives -; 400g can red kidney beans, drained -; ½ lemon, cut into wedges -

Ingredients for - One-pot vegan rice and beans

1. 2 tbsp rapeseed oil

2. 2 onions (320g), finely chopped

3. 1 orange pepper, halved, deseeded and cut into 4-5 chunky pieces

4. 1 red pepper, halved, deseeded and cut into 4-5 chunky pieces

5. 3 large garlic cloves, sliced

6. 300g easy-cook brown rice

7. 1 tbsp thyme leaves

8. 2 tbsp smoked paprika

9. 650ml hot vegetable stock, made with 2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder

10. 10 pitted green olives

11. 400g can red kidney beans, drained

12. ½ lemon, cut into wedges

How to cook deliciously - One-pot vegan rice and beans

1 . Stage

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat and fry the onions for 5 mins, stirring frequently until softened. Add the peppers and garlic and cook for 5 mins more, stirring every now and then.

2 . Stage

Tip in the rice, thyme and paprika, then pour in the stock and stir in the olives. Cover and leave to cook over a low heat for 15 mins. Stir in the kidney beans, then cover and cook for 20-30 mins more until the rice is tender. Top with the lemon wedges, then cover and leave for 5 mins. Spoon two portions into bowls and serve. Cool and chill the remainder to eat another day. Will keep chilled for one day. To serve, reheat in a pan or in the microwave until piping hot (remove the lemon wedges before heating). This recipe is part of our free 7-day healthy diet plan. This easy-to-follow, nutritionist-created plan will inspire you to cook and eat more healthily. Nourish yourself with seven days of meals, snacks and treats.