Paella

Paella

This easy paella recipe takes only 25 minutes to make and is incredibly tasty. The recipe can be adapted in any way you see fit for the kids to eat too e.g. leave out chorizo, add different meat such as cooked pork or veg such as mushrooms or sweetcorn.

1 tbsp Olive Oil
1 Onion, chopped
1 Red Pepper, chopped
2 cloves Garlic, crushed (or 2 tsp lazy garlic)
100g Chorizo, sliced
1 tsp Turmeric
2 tsp Paprika (IF you're not using Chorizo)
300g Long Grain Rice
1lt Hot Chicken Stock
200g frozen Peas
250g cooked Chicken
175g cooked Prawns (ideally King Prawns)
(serves 4)

1. Heat the olive oil in a deep large frying pan (or ceramic pot). Gently fry the onion & red pepper until soft. Add the garlic and lightly fry for a further minute. Add the chorizo and fry until the oils from the chorizo are released into the pan.
2. Add the turmeric (and paprika if not using chorizo) and stir in the rice until it's coated in the oils. Add the chicken stock and bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
3. Add the frozen peas to the pan and cook for a further 5 minutes. Then stir in the chicken & prawns to heat through for 2 minutes.