Easy Healthy Seafood Paella
Servings: 4
A Healthy Seafood Paella that’s easy to put together with just 10 ingredients. This Spanish family favorite only takes less than 30 min to make and is great to enjoy all-year-round!
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 white onion finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon saffron
- 300 g Bomba or Carnaroli/Arborio rice
- 1 tin whole plum tomatoes deseeded
- 1 l hot fish or vegetable stock
- 200 g frozen garden peas
- 200 g frozen squid tubes defrosted
- 200 g frozen Black Tiger prawns defrosted
- Sea salt and black pepper to taste
To serve:
- a bunch of fresh parsley chopped
- 1 lemon cut in wedges (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a paella or cast iron pan, add onion and cook for 5 mins without browning.
- Add in the tomatoes, then stir in the saffron and rice and mix well.
- Pour in the stock and bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 mins, stirring as little as possible. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Tip in the peas and cook for 5 mins, then stir in the seafood to cook through for a final 3-5 mins cooking or until rice is cooked.
- Check for seasoning and sprinkle fresh chopped parsley on top.
- Serve immediately directly from the pan with lemon wedges.