Name: Spanish Paella
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: spanish
Ingredients: 1/4 cup Extra virgin olive Oil ((Spanish EVOO if you have it)); 1 Onion (, diced); 1 bell pepper (, diced (I like to use ½ red and ½ green)); 4 cloves Garlic; 3 roma tomatoes (, very finely diced (or 8 oz. tomato sauce)); Bay leaf; 1 teaspoon paprika (, sweet or smoked); 1 pinch saffron threads*; Salt and pepper; ¼ cup white wine; 4 boneless , skinless chicken thighs (, cut into pieces*); ¼ cup fresh chopped parsley (chopped, divided); 2 cups Spanish Rice*; 5 cups Chicken Broth*; 1/2 cup frozen peas; ½ lb Jumbo Shrimp or prawns (, about 12 – peeled, tail on); 1/2 lb Mussels ((about 10-12), cleaned properly (beards off)); 8 oz calamari rings; Lemons (, for garnish)

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Spanish Paella

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 1h total

Servings

Calories

23% of a 2,000 cal day

460KCAL

Protein

37g74% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat21g

27%

Saturated4g

18%

Unsaturated17g

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Total Carbs29g

11%

Fiber3g

11%

Total Sugars6g

—

incl. Added Sugars1g

Starch20g

—

Sodium1591mg

69%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Authentic Spanish paella with saffron-infused rice, chicken, shrimp, mussels, and calamari cooked together in one pan. Aromatic and rich, it's a celebration of Spanish coastal flavors. Serves a crowd for a special dinner.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

¼ cupExtra virgin olive Oil — spanish optional
1Onion — diced
1bell pepper — diced
4Garlic
3roma tomatoes — very finely diced, or tomato sauce
1Bay leaf
1 tspsweet paprika — or smoked paprika
1 pinchsaffron threads
Salt and pepper
¼ cupwhite wine
4boneless, skinless chicken thighs — cut into pieces
¼ cupfresh chopped parsley
2 cupsSpanish Rice
5 cupsChicken Broth
½ cupfrozen peas
½ lbJumbo Shrimp — tail on, peeled, 12, or prawns
½ lbMussels — cleaned, beards removed, 10–12
8 ozcalamari rings
Lemons

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Method

1h total

Read the method on Tastes Better From ScratchLauren Allen’s original page

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