Chicken/Seafood Spanish Paella

Mild/Spanish 

Spanish Paella - Impress at your Next Dinner Party with This Special Spanish Dish – You won’t Believe How Easy it Can Be

If you do not like seafood try this with Chicken only.

CHICKEN & SEAFOOD PAELLA

SERVES 4-6 – MILD

Shopping List:

500 Grams black mussels – scrubbed

¼ cup olive oil

600 grams chicken thigh fillets- halved                                                                    

1 large onion – chopped                                                                                

3 large ripe tomatoes-seeded & chopped

1 small red capsicum – diced

1 small green capsicum – diced

1 lite vegetable stock

1 1/3 cups rice – uncooked

12 green medium prawns – peeled – leave tails on

1 cup frozen peas

¼ cup dry sherry or wine

½ fresh parsley – chopped

1 lemon – cut into wedges

Method:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large frying pan
• Add chicken pieces – cook until brown – about 5 mins – remove from pan
• Add remaining oil – cook onion & tomatoes – gently until soft
• Add capsicum – cook for 1 min
• Stir in the spice blend -  Stir in rice & chicken
• Add stock – bring to the boil – reduce heat – simmer uncovered for 10 mins
• Stir in prawns, peas, sherry & mussels
• Cover pan – cook 3-5 mins until mussels open – discard any which do not open
• Stir in parsley - Serve with lemon wedges