Name: Easy paella
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon olive oil; 2 tomatoes, chopped; 1 red capsicum, seeded, sliced; 1 red onion, chopped; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 1/2 cup long-grain rice; 3 cup chicken stock; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; 1 bay leaf; 1 cup chopped cooked leftover chicken (see tip); 12 mussels, cleaned; 1 1/2 cup frozen peas; 1/4 cup stuffed green olives, to serve

Easy paella

With all the spice and colour of traditional Spanish paella, this recipe by Woman's Day takes only minutes to make and provides a perfectly balanced, flavourful and nutritious meal.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

35M

Total

50M

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Ingredients

2 tablespoon olive oil

2 tomatoes, chopped

1 red capsicum, seeded, sliced

1 red onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, crushed

1 1/2 cup long-grain rice

3 cup chicken stock

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon turmeric

1 bay leaf

1 cup chopped cooked leftover chicken (see tip)

12 mussels, cleaned

1 1/2 cup frozen peas

1/4 cup stuffed green olives, to serve

Method

1.Heat oil in a large frying pan on high. Saute tomatoes, capsicum, onion and garlic for 4-5 minutes, until onion is tender. Add rice. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute, until coated in oil.

2.Stir in stock, juice, turmeric and bay leaf. Season to taste. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 20-25 minutes, until rice is tender and liquid is almost absorbed.

3.Stir through chicken, mussels and peas. Cook, covered, for 5 minutes, until mussels open (discard any unopened ones). Serve garnished with olives.

Instead of leftover chicken, you can use 2 chicken thigh fillets, chopped and cooked.
Note

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