Chicken and Chorizo Paella
This Chicken and Chorizo Paella is hearty and flavorful!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 12 oz pre-cooked chicken chorizo sausage, cut into diagonal slices
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked Spanish paprika, or regular paprika
- 1 ½ cups whole grain brown rice, I used Uncle Ben’s
- 1 pinch saffron threads
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 cups fat free reduced sodium chicken broth
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1 tomato, chopped
Instructions
- In a paella pan or large sauté pan* (see above), heat the oil and add the chicken. Cook chicken until cooked through. Remove chicken to a plate with a spoon and set aside. Add the sausage to the skillet and brown. Add onion, pepper and garlic. Cook for about three minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender.
- Add the rice, paprika, saffron, salt, black pepper and bay leaves and stir to combine and coat rice. Add broth and bring to a boil. Add the chicken, frozen peas and tomato and stir to mix well.** Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Remove the lid and continue to simmer for an additional 20 minutes or until all liquid is evaporated. Fluff with a fork and serve.
Notes
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NUTRITION INFORMATION:
336 calories, 34 g carbs, 4 g sugars, 12 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 25 g protein, 3 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)
MyWW SmartPoints per (1 cup) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Green: 7 SmartPoints/ Blue: 6 SmartPoints/ Purple: 3 SmartPoints
WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS PLUS:
7 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Adapted from epicurious
7 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Adapted from epicurious