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Seafood paella

Vegetables, seafood and rice combine to create this colourful Spanish-style paella, which is simple to make and tastes great

Seafood paella

Meal type: Main meal

Serves: 2

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

  1. Heat rapeseed oil in a large, non-stick frying pan; add onion and cook for about 5 minutes or until starting to soften, stirring occasionally. Add the pepper; cook for a further 4 minutes.
  2. Add turmeric, rice and paprika, stirring to coat rice grains. Add wine; cook for about 1 minutes or until reduced slightly.
  3. Pour in hot stock; bring to the boil, then reduce heat slightly and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  4. Add peas and seafood; bring back to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for about 7 minutes or until seafood is hot and rice is cooked and tender. Add black pepper to taste. Sprinkle with chopped parsley; serve immediately with lemon wedges, if you like.

Cook's tips

  • Try using a mixture of chopped cooked chicken and cooked peeled prawn (or diced cooked ham) in place of the mixed seafood.
  • 1 leek or 4 shallots can be substituted for the red onion.
  • Serve the paella on its own or with a green leaf side salad.

Nutritional Information

Each Portion Contains:

Energy 1743kJ 415kcal 21%
Carbs 69.8g -
Fat 5.5g Low 8%
Saturates 0.6g Low 3%
Sugar 7.4g Low 8%
Salt 1.75g Low 29%

% = an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

2 tsp rapeseed oil

1 small red onion, chopped

1 yellow or orange pepper, deseeded and chopped

1/2-1 tsp ground turmeric

150g (5 1/2oz) long grain white rice

1/4 - 1/2 tsp smoked paprika, or to taste

100ml (3 1/2fl oz) dry white wine (or extra stock)

400 ml (14fl oz) hot homemade or low salt chicken or fish stock

115g (4oz) frozen peas

200g (7oz) frozen (cooked) mixed seafood, defrosted

Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, to garnish

Lemon wedges, to serve (optional)

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