Weeknight Paella
Recipe from Betty Crocker

Try our skillet-made, Spanish-inspired paella that's ready in 30 minutes.


Weeknight Paella

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Servings: 6 servings (1 1/2 cups each)
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Related Categories: Dinner, Easy and Quick Dinners, Seafood Paella, Spanish Paella Dishes
 
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Ingredients
  • 2   tablespoons
    olive or vegetable oil
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  • 1   package
    chicken-and-garlic rice and vermicelli mix (5.9 ounces)
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  • 1   cup
    frozen bell pepper and onion stir-fry (from 1-pound bag)
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  • 1 3/4   cups
    Progresso® chicken broth (from 32-ounce carton)
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  • 3/4   cup
    water
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  • 1  
    dried bay leaf
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  • 1/2   pound
    fully cooked chorizo sausage, cut into bite-size pieces
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  • 1/2   cup
    Green Giant® SELECT® frozen baby sweet peas
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  • 1  
    deli rotisserie chicken (2 to 2 1/2 pound), cut into 6 serving pieces
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  • 1   cup
    cooked deveined peeled medium shrimp, thawed if frozen, tail shells removed
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Directions
1.
In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add rice mix and stir-fry vegetables; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until rice mix begins to brown.
2.
Stir in broth, water, bay leaf and seasoning packet from rice mix. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover; simmer 5 minutes.
3.
Stir in sausage and peas. Add chicken pieces. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat; reduce heat to low. Cover; simmer 10 minutes. Stir in shrimp. Cover; cook about 5 minutes or until shrimp and chicken are thoroughly heated. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Tip:
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Increase water to 1 1/4 cups. In step 3, cover and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in shrimp. Cover and cook about 13 minutes.
Nutrition information
Calories 530 (Calories from Fat 300); Total Fat 34g (Saturated Fat 10g, Trans Fat 1/2g); Cholesterol 170mg; Sodium 1430mg; Total Carbohydrate 12g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 2g); Protein 45g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 10%; Vitamin C 8%; Calcium 4%; Iron 20%. Exchanges: 1 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 6 Lean Meat; 3 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 1. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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