Chicken & Chorizo Paella

Paella This traditional Spanish recipe is a delicious combination of chicken and rice, with a spicy chorizo and chilli kick to bring some Spanish flair to your day.

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Serves:
4 people
Prep time
20 minutes
Cooking time:
30 minutes
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Gran Tesoro Garnacha Rosado, Campo de Borja

Tasty berry fruited rosé full of Spanish sunshine and ideal with this chicken and chorizo paella.

£3.99

Ingredients

• 150g chorizo sausage, roughly chopped
• 3 chicken legs, skin and bone removed and cut into large chunks
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• ½-1 red chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 200g paella rice or risotto rice
• 1ltr hot chicken stock, made from cube
• 1 red pepper, thinly sliced
• 150g frozen peas
• 3 tomatoes, roughly chopped
• Handful of chopped fresh parsley
• 1 lemon, sliced into pieces



How to make it

1. Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat and cook the chorizo until golden and the oil has released, remove from the pan and leave to one side.

2. Return the pan to the heat and fry the chicken in the chorizo oil, add a little extra olive oil if required and fry until nicely browned all over then remove from the pan.

3. Heat one tbsp of the olive oil, add the onion, chilli, and smoked paprika and cook until the onion is soft. Add the chicken along with the rice to the pan ensuring they are covered in the smoked paprika mixture.

4. Add the chicken stock, chopped tomato and red pepper, turn the heat right down and bring to a steady simmer.

5. Cook for about 15 minutes, stirring every so often.

6. Finally add the peas, chorizo and half the parsley, continue cooking for a further 5 minutes adding a little water if it looks a little dry.

7. Serve straight from the pan with fresh lemon and chopped parsley.