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Vegetable and Pasta Paella

This is good reheated, as well as put in a thermos for school lunches.
Non-stick cooking spray

1 cp. chopped onions

3/4 cp. chopped green bell pepper

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 1/2 cps sliced mushrooms

2 cps vegetable broth

1 can (14 1/2 ounces) tomatoes (undrained)

1 tsp. chilli powder

1 tsp. paprika

1/2 ground cumin

1/8 tsp. ground black pepper

3/4 cp. uncooked rice (or ors pasta)

1 cp. frozen green peas, thaws

optional (I don't like these myself, but you can use them if you want)

1 can (15 ounces) chick peas, rinsed and drained

Spray a large no-stick skillet pan with cooking spray and heat over medium heat until hot. Add onion, bell pepper and garlic. Cook and stir for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add mushrooms. Cook and stir 1 minute. Stir broth, tomatoes, chilli powder, paprika, cumin and black pepper into pan and bring to boil over high heat. Stir in rice or pasta. Cover; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent pasta from sticking to bottom of pan. Stir beans and peas into skillet; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Serve immediately. Makes 6 servings.

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