Seafood Paella Recipe

Quick prawn paella

Name: Quick prawn paella
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: olive oil; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 red pepper sliced; 1 clove garlic chopped; 150g paella rice or long grain rice; a large pinch saffron; a large pinch smoked paprika; 400ml chicken stock; 150g large cooked prawns shell on or off; 100g frozen peas defrosted; a small bunch parsley chopped; lemon wedges to serve

Published: December 19, 2014 at 2:30 PM

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Serves 2

Easy

Total time: 25 mins

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Paella is a dish we all love from summer holidays. This quick and easy version for two is packed with prawns, red peppers and peas and spiced with smoky paprika. On the table in less than 30 minutes

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Ingredients

Nutrition

olive oil
1 onion

finely chopped
1 red pepper

sliced
1 clove garlic

chopped
150g paella rice

or long grain rice
a large pinch saffron
a large pinch smoked paprika
400ml chicken stock
150g large cooked prawns

shell on or off
100g frozen peas

defrosted
a small bunch parsley

chopped
lemon wedges

to serve

Nutrition: per serving

kcal489
fat8.7g
carbs80.6g
fibre4.9g
protein27.3g
salt3.44g

Method

step 1

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and cook the onion, pepper and garlic until soft. Stir in the paella rice, saffron and paprika until well mixed.
step 2

Pour in the stock and simmer for 15 minutes until just tender (add a splash more water if you need to).
step 3

Add the prawns and peas for the last few minutes until heated through. Season, stir through the parsley and serve with the lemon wedges.

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