Easy Paella

Description

An easy to make paella using chorizo, chicken, and shrimp.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • salt and black pepper to taste
  • 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 bay leaf
  • ½ bunch Italian flat leaf parsley, chopped
  • 1 quart chicken stock
  • 2 lemons, zested
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 Spanish onion, chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
  • 1 pound chorizo sausage, casings removed and crumbled
  • 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined

Instructions

  1. Mix olive oil
  2. paprika
  3. oregano
  4. salt
  5. and pepper for marinade in a glass bowl.
  6. Begin paella: Add chicken and stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
  7. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet or paella pan over medium heat. Stir in garlic and pepper flakes
  8. then stir in rice. Cook and stir until rice is coated with oil
  9. about 3 minutes.
  10. Add saffron threads
  11. bay leaf
  12. parsley
  13. chicken stock
  14. and lemon zest. Stir until well combined and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low
  15. cover
  16. and simmer for 20 minutes.
  17. While the rice is cooking
  18. 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
  19. about 5 minutes.
  20. Add bell pepper and sausage; cook and stir
  21. breaking sausage up with a spatula
  22. for 5 minutes. Add shrimp; cook and stir until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque
  23. about 2 minutes.
  24. Spread rice mixture onto a serving tray. Top with meat and seafood mixture.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 8

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