Name: Quick paella
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 red onion, chopped; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 1 green capsicum, seeded, chopped; 1 tablespoon smoked paprika; saffron; 500 gram marinara mix; 2 tomatoes, chopped; 1/4 cup dry sherry; 4 cup cooked long-grain rice; 1 cup frozen peas, thawed; 3/4 cup chopped parsley; lemon wedges, to serve

Quick paella

Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

15M

Total

35M

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Ingredients

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 red onion, chopped

2 clove garlic, crushed

1 green capsicum, seeded, chopped

1 tablespoon smoked paprika

saffron

500 gram marinara mix

2 tomatoes, chopped

1/4 cup dry sherry

4 cup cooked long-grain rice

1 cup frozen peas, thawed

3/4 cup chopped parsley

lemon wedges, to serve

Method

1.Heat oil in a large frying pan on high. Saute onion and garlic for 2-3 minutes, until tender.

2.Stir through capsicum, paprika and saffron. Cook a further 1-2 minutes, until aromatic. Add marinara mix and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes,until seafood changes colour.

3.Add tomatoes and sherry. Bring to the boil on high. Stir in rice and peas. Cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes, until heated through.

4.Sprinkle with parsley. Serve with lemon.

If preferred, make your own marinara mix using fish chunks of choice, calamari, prawns, mussels and scallops.
Note

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