Easy Chicken Paella

⏱ 55 min · 🍽️ 4 Servings · 🧂 12 Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 300 g paella rice
  • 500 g chicken thighs
  • 1 piece red bell pepper
  • 150 g peas
  • 1 piece onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 can chopped tomatoes
  • 800 ml chicken broth
  • 1 pinch saffron
  • 10 g smoked paprika
  • 40 ml olive oil
  • 1 piece lemon

Instructions

  1. Cut the chicken thighs into pieces, salt them and brown all over in olive oil in a wide pan. Then lift them out.
  2. Soften the onion, garlic and pepper in the pan drippings. Add the smoked paprika and chopped tomatoes and reduce for a few minutes.
  3. Stir in the rice and saffron, pour in the hot broth and return the chicken. Cook without stirring for 18 minutes over medium heat.
  4. Scatter over the peas and cook for another two minutes until a light crust forms at the bottom.
  5. Take the paella off the heat, let it rest for five minutes and serve with lemon wedges.
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Easy Chicken Paella
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Easy Chicken Paella

A weeknight-friendly paella with juicy chicken, saffron rice and a crisp crust at the base of the pan. The Spanish one-pan classic works without any special equipment..

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Cook time

55 min

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Servings

4

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Ingredients

12

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Nutrition

per serving

540 kcal

Calories

32 g

Protein

18 g

Fat

62 g

Carbs

Ingredients

For 4 servings

Estimated cost~€8.10 · ~€2.05/serving
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Instructions

  1. 1

    Cut the chicken thighs into pieces, salt them and brown all over in olive oil in a wide pan. Then lift them out.

  2. 2

    Soften the onion, garlic and pepper in the pan drippings. Add the smoked paprika and chopped tomatoes and reduce for a few minutes.

  3. 3

    Stir in the rice and saffron, pour in the hot broth and return the chicken. Cook without stirring for 18 minutes over medium heat.

  4. 4

    Scatter over the peas and cook for another two minutes until a light crust forms at the bottom.

  5. 5

    Take the paella off the heat, let it rest for five minutes and serve with lemon wedges.

Easy Chicken Paella Recipe | Culinse