Skillet Chicken Paella
- 1 1/4 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite size strips
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil or cooking oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 1/4 c. chicken broth
- 1 c. uncooked long grain rice
- 1 tsp. dried oregano, crushed
- 1/2 tsp. paprika
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/8 tsp. ground saffron or ground turmeric
- 1 (14 1/2 oz.) can stewed tomatoes, cut up
- 1 medium red sweet pepper, cut into strips
- 3/4 c. frozen peas
- Rinse chicken; pat dry with paper towels.
- In a 10-inch skillet, cook chicken strips, half at a time, in hot oil for 2 to 3 minutes or until no longer pink.
- Remove chicken from skillet. Add onion and garlic to skillet; cook until tender but not brown. Remove skillet from heat.
- Add broth, uncooked rice, oregano, paprika, salt, pepper and saffron or turmeric.
- Bring to boiling. Reduce heat.
- Simmer, covered, about 15 minutes.
- Add undrained tomatoes, sweet pepper and frozen peas to skillet.
- Cover and simmer about 5 minutes more or until rice is tender.
- Stir in cooked chicken.
- Cook and stir about 1 minute more or until heated through.
- Makes 6 main dish servings.
skinless, olive oil, onion, garlic, chicken broth, long grain rice, oregano, paprika, salt, pepper, ground saffron, tomatoes, red sweet pepper, frozen peas
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=186460 (may not work)