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Easy Paella

Easy Paella

This Easy Paella recipe features saffron rice with chorizo, chicken, and seafood for a delicious and easy meal.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course main dish
Cuisine Spanish
Servings 8 servings
Calories 736 kcal

Equipment

  • Large Skillet
  • paella pan
  • glass bowl

Ingredients
  

Marinade

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon ground paprika
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Paella

  • 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts cut into 2 inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 2 cups uncooked short-grain white rice
  • 1 pinch saffron threads
  • 1 large bay leaf
  • ½ bunch Italian flat leaf parsley chopped
  • 1 quart chicken stock
  • 2 medium lemons zested
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium Spanish onion chopped
  • 1 medium red bell pepper coarsely chopped
  • 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 1 pound chorizo sausage casings removed and crumbled

Instructions
 

Directions

  • Gather the ingredients.
  • Mix olive oil, paprika, oregano, salt, and pepper for marinade in a glass bowl.
  • Add chicken and stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet or paella pan over medium heat. Stir in garlic and pepper flakes, then stir in rice. Cook and stir until rice is coated with oil, about 3 minutes.
  • Add saffron threads, bay leaf, parsley, chicken stock, and lemon zest. Stir until well combined and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • While the rice is cooking, heat olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Stir in marinated chicken and cook for 3 minutes. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.
  • Add bell pepper and sausage; cook and stir, breaking sausage up with a spatula, for 5 minutes. Add shrimp; cook and stir until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, about 2 minutes.
  • Spread rice mixture onto a serving tray. Top with meat and seafood mixture.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

Serve the paella in the center of the table for a communal dining experience.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 736kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 56gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 203mgSodium: 1204mgPotassium: 778mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin C: 31mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 6mg
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