Noodle Paella

• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 sweet Italian sausages, casing removed (about 12 ounces)
• 1 skinless boneless chicken breast (about 6 ounces), cut into 3/4-inch cubes
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning
• 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus extra for seasoning
• 6 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 1 medium fennel bulb, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 medium red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, diced
• Three 8-ounce bottles clam juice
• One 15-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon finely crumbled stem saffron
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3 Turkish bay leaves
• 8 ounces spaghetti, broken into 1-inch lengths
• 8 ounces halibut fillet, cut into eight 1-inch cubes
• 12 small littleneck clams, scrubbed
• 12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/3 cup roughly chopped fresh Italian parsley

1. Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a 6-quart Dutch oven.
2. Add the sausages and stir, breaking up the sausages into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 4 minutes.
3. Add the chicken, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper.
4. Cook until the chicken is no longer pink on the outside, 1 to 2 minutes.
5. Transfer the chicken and sausage to a medium bowl, using a slotted spoon.
6. Add the garlic, fennel, onion, bell pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to the pan.
7. Cook until almost tender, about 5 minutes.
8. Add the clam juice, tomatoes with juices, paprika, saffron, cayenne and bay leaves.
9. Add the spaghetti and cook, uncovered, until almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 9 minutes.
10. Return the chicken and sausage to the pan.
11. Bring the sauce to a simmer.
12. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper.
13. Add the halibut, clams and shrimp.
14. Cover and cook until the clams open, 4 to 5 minutes.
15. Discard any unopened clams.
16. Remove the cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer gently until fish, shrimp and chicken are just tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
17. Remove the bay leaves and discard.
18. Season with salt and pepper.
19. Mix in the parsley and serve.

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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/noodle-paella-recipe.html (may not work)