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How to Make Quick and Easy Paella - A Step-by-Step Guide

If you're in the mood for a delicious and satisfying one-pot meal that's bursting with flavor, then you'll definitely want to give this Quick and Easy Paella recipe a try. Paella is a traditional Spanish dish that typically consists of rice, saffron, and a variety of other ingredients such as meats, seafood, and vegetables. This particular recipe is a simplified version of the classic dish, making it perfect for busy weeknights when you want something tasty and filling without spending hours ...

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Ingredients

  • 1 pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined, shells reserved
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon saffron threads, or more to taste
  • 2 ¼ cups chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 8 ounces chorizo sausage, sliced into thin rounds
  • ½ yellow onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 ⅓ cups Arborio rice
  • ½ cup green peas
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
  • salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 55 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
  • Servings: 6
  • Yield: 6 servings

  • Cook and stir reserved shrimp shells and 2 teaspoons olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat until shells are pink and fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir saffron into shells; add chicken broth, bring to a simmer, and cook until broth is a rusty brown and fragrant, about 20 minutes.
  • Strain saffron broth through a fine-mesh sieve; measure out 2 cups of broth, pour into a small saucepan, and place over low heat to keep broth hot.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  • Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large, oven-proof skillet over medium heat. Cook chorizo slices in hot oil until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Add onion to sausage; cook and stir until soft and slightly translucent, about 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low.
  • Stir garlic into chorizo mixture; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add rice to skillet and stir to coat rice completely in oil; stir in peas.
  • Pat rice mixture evenly into the bottom of the skillet. Arrange shrimp in a single layer over the top of the rice. Lay pepper strips around and in between shrimp; season with salt, paprika, and cayenne pepper.
  • Increase heat to high. When rice begins to sizzle in the skillet, pour reserved 2 cups hot saffron broth over the shrimp; gently shake the skillet to distribute liquid.
  • Bake rice mixture in the preheated oven until rice is almost tender and still a bit wet, about 20 minutes.
  • Place skillet over medium-high and cook until rice is tender, liquid is absorbed, and rice caramelizes and crusts slightly on the bottom of the skillet, 3 to 5 minutes.

    • Nutrition

    476 cal.

    • Total Fat: 19g
    • Saturated Fat: 6g
    • Cholesterol: 150mg
    • Sodium: 975mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 47g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 3g
    • Protein: 26g
    • Vitamin C: 31mg
    • Calcium: 37mg
    • Iron: 3mg
    • Potassium: 361mg

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