Easy Healthy Seafood Paella
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Spanish
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
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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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)
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.