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Chicken & Chorizo Paella

Chicken and Chorizo Paella

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This Chicken and Chorizo Paella is hearty and flavorful!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Brown Rice, Weight Watchers, WW Recipes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 8 (1 cup) servings
Calories 336
Author Emily Bites

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

Nutrition

Calories: 336kcal