Mike's Pantry Paella

• 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 12 cups chopped red onions
• 4 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 12 cup sliced cucumber (or in half-moon slices, preferred)
• 12 cup roughly chopped roasted red pepper (from the jar is fine)
• 12 cup marinated artichoke hearts, drained
• 13 cup halved pitted large green olives
• 3 large garlic cloves, pressed
• 2 cups converted rice (such as Uncle Ben's)
• 14 teaspoon generous good quality saffron thread
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 cajun-spiced fresh sausages (about 3/4 pound)
• 13 12 ounces peeled tomatoes, drained
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 4 super-jumbo shrimp (approx 1 1/3 pound)
• 3 scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces

1. Put 2 tablespoons olive oil into very large skillet (a paella pan is best) and add the chopped red onion, saute until partially browned, about 8 to 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in another skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat and add mushrooms and celery and saute for 5 minutes.
3. Add the diced cucumber to the mushroom mixture and saute an additional 5 minutes.
4. Add mushroom mixture into the onion mixture in the large skillet, along with roasted red pepper, artichoke, olives, garlic, rice, saffron, and salt and pepper (to taste), and saute for 7 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, in another pan (you can use the one from the mushroom mixture), saute the fresh sausage until browned, about 5 minutes.
6. Add browned sausage, tomatoes, and broth to the large skillet, stir and simmer for 5 minutes (do NOT stir after this point).
7. Top mixture with the shrimp and scallions and simmer for an additional 10 minutes or until the rice is done and the super-jumbo shrimp are pink and cooked through - you can cover it for the last 5 minutes to help the shrimp cook through, if necessary.
8. Serve immediately.

olive oil, red onions, mushrooms, stalks celery, cucumber, red pepper, hearts, green olives, garlic, rice, generous good quality saffron thread, salt, cajun, tomatoes, chicken broth, shrimp, scallions

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mikes-pantry-paella-115151 (may not work)