Seafood Paella
- 3 lb. chicken breasts, thighs and legs, skinned and boneless, cut into small pieces
- 1/4 c. olive oil
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (28 oz.) can whole tomatoes (undrained), chopped
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 c. uncooked regular rice
- 1/2 tsp. oregano
- 1/2 tsp. dried whole saffron or 1/4 tsp. ground saffron
- 1/4 c. boiling water
- 2 1/4 lb. medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- scallops and crab meat (real or imitation in amounts desired)
- 1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen peas
- 1 (4 oz.) jar pimento, drained and cut into strips
- Brown chicken in hot oil in a large Dutch oven.
- Remove chicken and set aside.
- Add onions and garlic.
- Saute until tender.
- Add tomatoes and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
- Return chicken to Dutch oven. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
- Stir in rice, oregano and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
- Dissolve saffron in boiling water.
- Pour over chicken and cover.
- Simmer 25 minutes.
- Saute shrimp in garlic butter until pink (few minutes).
- Saute scallops in garlic butter for 2 to 3 minutes.
chicken breasts, olive oil, onions, garlic, tomatoes, salt, regular rice, oregano, saffron, boiling water, shrimp, crab meat, frozen peas, pimento
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=666197 (may not work)