Easy chicken and prawn paella
A big one-pan rice supper with turmeric, paprika, juicy chicken and prawns.
Ingredients
- 320 g Paella rice
- 400 g Chicken thighs, cut into chunks
- 200 g Prawns
- 1 Onions, finely chopped
- 1 Peppers, sliced
- 0.5 Garlic, cloves, crushed
- 5 g Smoked paprika
- 3 g Ground turmeric
- 2 Chicken stock cubes, dissolved in 800ml hot water
- 200 g Chopped tomatoes
- 120 g Frozen peas
- 30 ml Olive oil
- 1 Lemons, cut into wedges
- 10 g Fresh parsley, chopped
- 3 g Salt
Method
- Heat the oil in a wide, shallow pan and brown the chicken for 6 minutes. Lift it out.
- Cook the onion and pepper in the same pan for 6 minutes, then add the garlic, paprika and turmeric for 1 minute.
- Stir in the rice and tomatoes, then pour in the hot stock. Return the chicken, season, and bring to a simmer.
- Let it simmer without stirring for 15 minutes, until most of the liquid has been absorbed.
- Scatter over the prawns and peas, cover with a lid or foil and cook for 5 minutes more until the prawns are pink.
- Take off the heat and rest for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.