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Meatless Albanian Leek and Rice Bake

Name: Meatless Albanian Leek and Rice Bake
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Albania
Ingredients: 500g leeks, sliced; 3 red peppers, diced; 200g white rice; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 1L hot vegetable stock; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp dried parsley; 1 tsp dried basil; Pinch of salt; Pinch of black pepper; 1 tbsp olive oil

Sweet braised leeks, roasted red peppers and tender herbed rice baked into comforting perfection.

80 min serves 4 Easy Watch

Ingredients

500g leeks, sliced500g

3 red peppers, diced3 pack

200g white rice1kg

1 garlic clove, finely chopped3 pack

1L hot vegetable stock10 cubes

1 tsp smoked paprika40g

1 tsp dried oregano14g

1 tsp dried parsley14g

1 tsp dried basil14g

Pinch of salt750g

Pinch of black pepper25g

1 tbsp olive oil500ml

Method

Prepare the dish
Fry the leeks in a small dash of olive oil for a few minutes until they start to brown.
Prepare the Dish
Add the roasted red peppers, garlic, stock, herbs, salt, pepper and paprika. Give it a good stir, add the rice and stir again.
Leave it to come to the boil. Leave to simmer for 2 minutes.
Pour the mixture into a baking tray with a depth of 2 inches or more. Mix thoroughly and ensure equally levelled out.
Cooking
Place on the bottom self of a preheated oven at 180 degrees. Leave to bake for 1 hour.
Serving
Once cooked turn off the oven and keeping the door open leave the leek bake to cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Cost to cook

serves 4 · I have the cupboard staples

Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £3.97 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

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Tesco Asda

£21.13 est. · serves 4

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