Chicken Paella

Name: Chicken Paella
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Spanish
Ingredients: Two boneless Skinless chicken thighs, cut into 2 inch pieces (About 1/2 pound); 1/2 cup fully cooked ham cubed; 1/3 cup chopped onion; 1/3 cup sweet red pepper, Julienned; 1 Tablespoon olive oil, divided; 1/2 cup Arborio rice uncooked; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1/2 tsp cumin; 1/2 tsp minced garlic; 1/8 tsp salt; 1 cup chicken broth; 2 tablespoons chicken broth; 3/4 cup frozen peas, thawed

2 steps

Prep:10minCook:45min

Turmeric lends flavor and a pretty golden color to this Spanish style entrée. Haven’t tried arborio rice before? You’ll love it’s creamy texture. Taste of home test kitchen

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:18:13 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories504.6 kcal (25%)

Total Fat16.1 g (23%)

Carbs51.9 g (20%)

Sugars5 g (6%)

Protein35.8 g (72%)

Sodium1116.6 mg (56%)

Fiber3.7 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

0.5 poundboneless Skinless chicken thighs

cut into 2 inch pieces

½ cupfully cooked ham

cubed

⅓ cupchopped onion

⅓ cupsweet red pepper

Julienned

1 tablespoonolive oil

divided

½ cupArborio rice

uncooked

½ tspturmeric

½ tspcumin

½ tspminced garlic

⅛ tspsalt

1 cupchicken broth

2 tablespoonschicken broth

¾ cupfrozen peas

thawed

Instructions

Step 1

In a large skillet, sauté the chicken, ham, onion and red pepper in 2 teaspoons olive oil until chicken is browned on all sides. Remove with a slotted spoon.

Step 2

In the same skillet, sauté rice in remaining oil until lightly browned. Stir in the turmeric, cumin, garlic and salt. Return the meat and vegetables to pan; toss lightly. Add broth; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, cover and simmer until the rice is tender, 30 to 35 minutes. Stir in peas.