Healthy Paella
1 photo of Healthy Paella Recipe
By
Carol Perricone
@coolbaker1
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I had this recipe from one of my Taste of Home magazines.
It is a tasty, simple, recipe, and if you love shrimp, rice, and chicken, you will love this dish.
Recipe and photo: Taste of Home
It is a tasty, simple, recipe, and if you love shrimp, rice, and chicken, you will love this dish.
Recipe and photo: Taste of Home
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb
- chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, cut in 1 " cubes
- 1 Tbsp
- olive oil
- 1 c
- uncooked long grain rice
- 1 medium
- onion, chopped
- 2 clove
- garlic, minced
- 2 1/4 c
- reduced sodium chicken broth
- 1 can(s)
- (14-1/2 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 tsp
- dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp
- paprika
- 1/4 tsp
- salt
- 1/4 tsp
- black pepper
- 1/8 tsp
- saffron threads
- 1/8 tsp
- tumeric
- 1 lb
- uncooked, medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 3/4 c
- frozen peas
- 12
- pimiento-stuffed olives
- 1 medium
- lemon, cut into 6 wedges
How to Make Healthy Paella
- 1In large skillet over medim heat, cook chicken in olive oil until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm.
Add rice and onion to the pan; cook until rice is lightly browned and onion is tender, stirring frequently. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. - 2Stir in the broth, tomatoes, oregano, paprika, salt, pepper, saffron and tumeric. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook for 10 minutes.
- 3Add the shrimp, peas, and olives. Cover and cook 10 minutes longer or until rice is tender, shrimp turn pink and liquid is absorbed. Add chicken; heat through. Serve with lemon wedges.
