Paella... serves 6
2 onions chopped fine, 3 carrots diced, 3 sticks celery diced, 3 multi coloured peppers diced (get them in Aldi for 88p for a 3 pack!), 1 chilli finely chopped (optional), 3 cloves garlic finely chopped, 1 cup frozen peas, 1 cup chopped fresh tomatoes (3-4 tomatoes), 1/2 cup frozen sweetcorn.
2 tsp of paprika, large pinch saffron, stock cube, 2tbsp olive oil.
Fry off onion, chilli, garlic for 5 mins, add carrots, celery and peppers and saute until starting to soften and becoming fragrant (10 mins). Tip everything into the slow cooker, add 300g rice and crumble over the stock cube and spices. Cover with water up to about 2 inches above the rice/veg and turn slow cooker to "low" - it's helpful if someone can check it in about 3 hours to see if more water is needed, if no one is at home I'd maybe just add more water at the beginning. I use brown long grain and it takes 4-5 hours to cook on low.
When you're about to serve, add peas, sweetcorn and tomatoes and leave to sit in the hot paella for 15 mins. I usually do this when I get in from work while laying the table etc. I also usually toast some cashews in a dry pan and sprinkle them over the paella to serve....yum!