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Name: Chicken and Prawn Paella
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: not set
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil; 500 grams Chicken Thighs; 1 Onion finely chopped; 1 Red pepper Sliced; 1 pinch Dried chiles; 2 Bay leaves; 100 grams Chorizo sliced; 2 Garlic cloves chopped; 2 pinch Saffron; 1 teaspoon Sweet smoked paprika; 200 grams Chopped Tomatoes; 250 grams Paella rice; 650 ml Chicken Stock; 1/2 Lemon juiced; Prawns; 40 grams fresh green beans

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INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
500 grams Chicken Thighs
1 Onion ; finely chopped
1 Red pepper ; Sliced
1 pinch Dried chiles
2 Bay leaves
100 grams Chorizo ; sliced
2 Garlic cloves ; chopped
2 pinch Saffron
1 teaspoon Sweet smoked paprika
200 grams Chopped Tomatoes
250 grams Paella rice
650 ml Chicken Stock
1/2 Lemon ; juiced
Prawns
40 grams fresh green beans

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INSTRUCTIONS

Heat the oil in a pan and brown the chicken thighs, skin-side down, for 5-7 mins. Turn them over and seal the other side for a couple of mins. Transfer to a plate.

In the same pan, add the onion, red pepper, chilli and bay leaves. Cook gently for 5 mins to soften the onion and pepper. Add the chorizo and garlic. Continue to cook gently for 5 minutes to release the paprika oils from the chorizo.

Stir in the saffron and smoked paprika and cook for a couple more minutes. Add the tomatoes and mix. Add the rice to the pan followed by the stock, lemon juice and salt and pepper. Stir well. Push the chicken pieces, skin-side up, into the rice and liquid. Cook gently on the hob for 20 mins without stirring.

Add the prawns and cook for a further 10 minutes until the rice is cooked. Sprinkle over the cooked green beans.

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Chicken and Prawn Paella

2 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
500 grams Chicken Thighs
1 Onion finely chopped
1 Red pepper Sliced
1 pinch Dried chiles
2 Bay leaves
100 grams Chorizo sliced
2 Garlic cloves chopped
2 pinch Saffron
1 teaspoon Sweet smoked paprika
200 grams Chopped Tomatoes
250 grams Paella rice
650 ml Chicken Stock
1/2 Lemon juiced
 Prawns
40 grams fresh green beans

Heat the oil in a pan and brown the chicken thighs, skin-side down, for 5-7 mins. Turn them over and seal the other side for a couple of mins. Transfer to a plate.
In the same pan, add the onion, red pepper, chilli and bay leaves. Cook gently for 5 mins to soften the onion and pepper. Add the chorizo and garlic. Continue to cook gently for 5 minutes to release the paprika oils from the chorizo.
Stir in the saffron and smoked paprika and cook for a couple more minutes. Add the tomatoes and mix. Add the rice to the pan followed by the stock, lemon juice and salt and pepper. Stir well. Push the chicken pieces, skin-side up, into the rice and liquid. Cook gently on the hob for 20 mins without stirring.
Add the prawns and cook for a further 10 minutes until the rice is cooked. Sprinkle over the cooked green beans.

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Nutrition

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (716g)
Recipe Makes: 4 Servings

Calories: 670
Calories from Fat: 341 (51%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 37.9g	51 %
	Saturated Fat 11g	55 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 17.3g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 6.9g
Cholesterol 288.9mg		89 %
Sodium 1029.6mg		36 %
Potassium 1152.5mg		30 %
Total Carbohydrate 22.4g		7 %
	Dietary Fiber 2.9g	12 %
	Sugars, other 19.5g
Protein 57.8g		83 %
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Calories per serving: 670

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