Easy Paella Recipe

Name: Easy Paella
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8 servings
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; 1/2 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

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
1/2 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

	PREP TIME 30m	COOK TIME 30m	TOTAL TIME 1h
YIELD 8 servings

Instructions

In a medium bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons olive oil, paprika, oregano, and salt and pepper. Stir in chicken pieces to coat. Cover, and refrigerate.
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet or paella pan over medium heat. Stir in garlic, red pepper flakes, and rice. Cook, stirring, to coat rice with oil, about 3 minutes. Stir in saffron threads, bay leaf, parsley, chicken stock, and lemon zest. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Stir in marinated chicken and onion; cook 5 minutes. Stir in bell pepper and sausage; cook 5 minutes. Stir in shrimp; cook, turning the shrimp, until both sides are pink.
Spread rice mixture onto a serving tray. Top with meat and seafood mixture.

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