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Simple Spanish Paella

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PREP TIME
30 min
COOKING TIME
30 min
TOTAL TIME
60 min
SERVINGS
8 servings
Dinner Spanish
Simple Spanish Paella
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon ground paprika
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • salt and ground 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 large bay leaf
  • 1/2 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
1
Prepare the marinade by combining olive oil, paprika, oregano, salt, and pepper in a glass bowl.
2
Start preparing the paella: Combine chicken with marinade and mix well, then refrigerate until required.
3
Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet or paella pan over medium heat. Introduce garlic and pepper flakes into the mixture, followed by rice. Cook and stir until rice is evenly coated with oil, approximately 3 minutes.
4
Add saffron threads, bay leaf, parsley, chicken stock, and lemon zest to the mixture. Stir until everything is well incorporated and bring the mixture to a boil. Lower the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
5
While the rice is cooking, heat olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Combine marinated chicken with the heated oil and cook for 3 minutes. Add onion and cook until it becomes translucent, about 5 minutes.
6
Add bell pepper and sausage; cook and stir, breaking up the sausage with a spatula, for 5 minutes. Add shrimp; cook and stir until the shrimp turn bright pink on the outside and the meat becomes opaque, approximately 2 minutes.
7
Transfer the rice mixture onto a serving tray. Top with the meat and seafood mixture.