easy at-home paella recipe

Easy Paella Inspired Skillet

This easy, flavorful take on paella that's easy to make at home starts with Mesa de Vida cooking sauce. It's a healthy, restaurant-quality meal that anyone can make! 

Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients

  • Approximately 1 lb protein combination of your choice (diced boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts, shrimp, mussels, clams)
  • Up to 2 cups diced vegetables of your choice (bell pepper, onion, frozen peas)
  • 1 cup white rice, rinsed and drained
  • 1 bottle Mesa de Vida Mediterranean Inspired Cooking Sauce (Try this with our Latin inspired flavor too!)
  • Optional: 1 pinch saffron threads soaked in 1 Tb warm Sherry wine
  • 3/4 cup broth
  • Salt to taste

Directions

  1. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, sear protein (if using diced or whole chicken pieces), or fully cook (for ground meat) until golden brown
  2. Stir in your vegetables, cook for 3 minutes
  3. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a simmer, then lower the heat to low
  4. Cover with lid, or foil, and cook for 20-25 minutes until the meat is fully cooked, the rice is tender, and the liquid is fully absorbed
  5. Turn off the heat and let rest for 5 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork and serve

Tips: 

If your stove heat is a little higher, you may notice that your rice is drying out sooner - just add 1/4 cup more broth if needed. Alternately, some vegetables put off a lot of liquid, so if you find your rice has a bit of liquid that hasn't absorbed after the final cooking time, turn the heat back on to low and cook a few more minutes.

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