Shop for fresh chopped onions and minced garlic in your supermarket produce counter. For extra color, top the paella with 1/2 cup of diced roasted red pepper just before you serve it.
Even Faster Paella
Shop for fresh chopped onions and minced garlic in your supermarket produce counter. For extra color, top the paella with 1/2 cup of diced roasted red pepper just before you serve it.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/4 pound diced pepperoni
- 1 cup cooked diced chicken breast meat
- 8 ounces cooked peeled shrimp
- 1 1/4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup frozen thawed peas
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1/4 cups instant rice
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick sauté pan.
- Add the onion and garlic and sauté 2 minutes over medium heat.
- Add the pepperoni, chicken, and shrimp and sauté 1 minute to flavor the ingredients.
- Add the chicken broth, peas, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil.
- Stir in the rice.
- Cover the pan and remove from heat.
- Set aside 5 minutes or until the rice is tender, and the liquid is absorbed.