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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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Brooke A.
I may have missed this but how much smoked paprika is used?
Munchkin Time
1 teaspoon of smoked paprika.
Tania
This is actually a great recipe. I added lots of white wine, an orange bell pepper, and tumeric. Also had to add garlic and onion powder. Those additions added lots of flavour!
Banjo Bob
The flavor profile here is spot on, easy recipe to follow, just awesome! Now I have ordered a real paella Pan & rice; I used a large deep skillet with Arborio & it was fine.
I think I can add 2 more thighs with a 15” pan; I did add Chiorzo. Thank you!
Munchkin Time
Thank you so much for your amazing recipe review! I am so happy you like this paella recipe:) yes, a real paella pan is the best to make paella 🥘🥘🥘 you will love it!
Banjo Bob
I brought back smoked paprika & saffron from Spain & with the tour by coach we did have paella & it was good but somewhat bland/ just me.
I am learning there is more one can do with the Pan. Anyway you’re recipe is awesome.
Munchkin Time
Thank you so much Banjo Bob! I am so happy you like my recipe! One day I too, would love to try paella in Spain and buy their spices like saffron 🙂
Linda Atkinson
Looks very tasty. Does the chicken skin stay crisp?
Dave Spruit
Great recipe please add lemon slices to list of ingredients as they definitely are worth having
Munchkin Time
Oooo thanks for the idea, Dave, lemons slices would be perfect with this dish!