Paella III

Delicious paella! You could add additional crab, scallops and mussels if you would like. Place them into the casserole dish during step #5.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins
• Calories: 1138 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 onion, chopped
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 cups white rice
• ⅓ cup olive oil
• 1 (6.5 ounce) can minced clams
• 4 cloves crushed garlic
• 2 cups chopped tomatoes
• 1 pinch saffron
• 1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 pound chorizo sausage, chopped
• 2 cups frozen green peas
• 5 cups boiling chicken broth
• 1 pound small shrimp - peeled and deveined

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Dredge the chicken in flour and salt and pepper. In a large skillet, fry the chicken in 1/4 cup olive oil until brown and crispy. Set aside.

Step 3

In a large skillet, brown chorizo sausage. Set aside.

Step 4

Place 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet and fry onion and garlic until onions are tender. Add chopped tomatoes and saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Add rice to the skillet and mix well. This glazes the rice.

Step 5

Put rice mixture, chicken, and sausage in large covered casserole dish. Add can of clams, peas, saffron, chicken broth and shrimp. Cover casserole dish.

Step 6

Bake until all the liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. You may need to add more broth if rice is not done.

Step 7

Arrange clams and mussels on top of rice and bake for another 10 minutes. Before serving, discard any clams that do not open.