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La Paella is a traditional dish from Spain.
Easy Shrimp Paella is super easy to make and it's infused with the most delicious flavorful taste.
The king ingredient for Easy Paella Recipe is saffron. It is one of the most rare & expensive seasonings, which usually cost around $20 for 0.03oz.
I noticed that my local Fred Meyer store sometimes has sale on seasonings and sometimes you can buy saffron for just $7.99. Saffron adds a rich flavor to Paella Dish.
This Chicken Shrimp Paella Recipe is made of amazing ingredients like saffron, homemade chicken broth, chicken thighs, shrimp, peas, garlic, tomato, onion, paella rice, and garnished with fresh parsley.
Doesn't it sounds amazing already?!?
Perfect dinner idea in just under 1 hour. Have you ever tried Spanish Paella?
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How to make Seafood Paella
First prepare all of the ingredients for this recipe, it makes cooking much relaxing.
Then season chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Next, add olive oil to Paella pan, fry chicken on a medium high heat, until brown on both sides, about 15 minutes total.
Add onion, saute until translucent color about 3-5 minutes.
Turn the heat to medium low, add garlic, saute for 1 minute.
After add chopped tomato and paprika, saute for 2 minutes.
Add hot chicken broth and saffron, bring it to a boil.
Add rice, turn the heat to medium high and boil it uncovered for 17 minutes.
Add shrimp and peas, boil it on medium high heat for another 3 minutes.
Finally turn off the heat, cover with foil paper or a lid and let Paella rest for 5 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges. Enjoy!
📖 Recipe
Chicken Thighs and Shrimp Paella Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs
- 1 lb shrimp raw, peeled and deveined
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tomato cubed
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 4 cup chicken broth hot
- ¼ teaspoon Saffron crushed
- 1 ½ cup Paella rice short grain rice (washed)
- ¼ cup peas frozen
- salt and pepper to taste
- parsley to garnish
Instructions
- Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Add olive oil to Paella pan, fry chicken on a medium high heat, until brown on both sides, about 15minutes total.
- Add onion, saute until translucent color about 3-5 minutes.
- Turn the heat to medium low, add garlic, saute for 1 minute.
- Add tomato and paprika, saute for 2 minutes.
- Add hot chicken broth and saffron, bring it to a boil.
- Add rice, turn the heat to medium high and boil it uncovered for 17 minutes.
- Add shrimp and peas, boil it uncovered, on medium high heat for another 3 minutes.
- Cover with foil paper or lid and let Paella rest for 5 minutes.
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Barry
I loved this recipe. I've had the pleasure (honor) of eating authentic paella in Spain. And, although this has no Spanish chorizo, it is wonderful. I always caramelize onions before adding them to any recipe and I was reluctant to brown the chicken and leave it in the pot for the duration so I browned it and then removed thighs. I then carnalized the onions in the chicken drippings and returned the thighs. From that point on it was clear sailing. Great flavor on so many levels and my picky guest went back for "seconds". Saving this one!
Munchkin Time
Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Barry! I’m really glad to hear that you liked this Paella recipe. Your approach to caramelizing the onions sounds fantastic, and it's amazing how little tweaks can make a big difference! I’m especially happy to hear that your picky guest went for seconds—that’s always a huge win in the kitchen! I really appreciate you sharing your experience, and I hope you get to make it again soon. Happy cooking! 😊
Barbara Gagnon
I am going to try this recipe tonight for supper. Looks good. Might want to correct the typing mistake.
1 to mato cubed? The instructions clarified.
Munchkin Time
Thank you Barbara, for letting me know about this, fixing it right now.