Crock Pot Rice & Vegetable Medley - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion, sliced
2 carrots, sliced
1 stalk celery, sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
4 cups vegetable stock
2 cups parboiled rice
1/2 cup finely chopped sun-dried tomato
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 pinch crumbled saffron threads or 1 pinch ground turmeric
1 1/2 cups frozen peas
1 cup chopped roasted red pepper
1/2 cup finely diced green pepper
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley

Preparation

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Saute the onion, carrots, celery and garlic, stirring occasionally, until the onion has softened (about 5 min).
Add sauteed veggies to slow cooker.
Add vegetable stock, rice, sun dried tomatoes, salt, pepper and saffron.
Cover and cook for 4 hours on low until the rice is cooked and the liquid has been absorbed.
Stir in the peas, peppers and lemon juice using a fork.
Cover and cook on high for 15 minutes until hot and peppers are tender.
Sprinkle with parsley.