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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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Ron
What size paella pan?
Munchkin Time
I am sorry for a late reply, but I didn't measure the size. The pan was good for feeding 4 people!
Janette
This recipe looks super flavorful. I bought saffron for a recipe months ago and have been looking for another to use some more of it. Thanks for sharing!
Munchkin Time
Thank you Janette! This chicken thighs and shrimp paella is super flavorful, it is worth using saffron on this seafood dish.
Kim
I couldn't find "paella" rice but did find a short grain rice. Thankfully, I read the bag because the majority of short grain rice requires 45 minutes to cook and at least 10 minutes to steam. Something to consider when cooking this recipe. Also, add chorizo it'll boost the flavor in a great way. This recipe had great taste just took almost twice as long to cook as I anticipated. Thanks for hooking us up!
Munchkin Time
Thank you so much Kim for sharing your cooking experience and giving a great tip about cooking with different rice I am sure it will be helpful for my readers! You are awesome and I am glad you liked this paella recipe!
Meghan | Fox and Briar
I love paella and this looks fabulous! I love that you added in chicken and peas. I just made paella myself for the first time and it is such a fun dish - so many great flavors!
Munchkin Time
Thank you so much Meghan! I like this dish a lot, are you going to post your Paella Recipe on your blog?
Jennifer
This looks delicious! My husband was just wondering if I knew how to make Paella. Now I do. I don't eat chicken so I assume I could just subsitute other fish? Thanks for sharing with us at Thursday Favorite Things blog hop!
Cheers,
Jennifer
Munchkin Time
Thank you so much Jennifer!