Chicken Paella

Ingredients

•       10ml virgin olive oil
•       ¼ onion, finely chopped
•       ½ red pepper, diced
•       1 garlic clove, crushed
•       1 diced chicken breast
•       2 pinches of paprika
•       50g brown rice
•       2 tomatoes, de-seeded and cut into quarters
•       250ml water
•       1 vegetable stock cube
•       Pinch of dried chilli flakes
•       100g cooked cocktail prawns
•       2 spring onions, finely sliced

Method

1. Heat the oil in a fairly large frying pan and sauté the onion and red pepper for 1 minute.
2. Then lower the heat and cook, covered, for around 10 minutes or until softened.
3. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
4. Increase the heat and sauté the diced chicken for 2 to 3 minutes or until the chicken turns white.
5. Add the paprika and the rice and cook gently for 2 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, pour 500ml of boiling water into a jug and add the stock cube. Stir until dissolved.
7. Add the chopped tomatoes and stock to the pan.
8. Give it a quick stir and add the chilli flakes.
9. Cover and cook over a low heat for 12–15 minutes or until the rice is tender.
10. Add the prawns for the last 2 to 3 minutes. Finally, stir in the chopped spring onion.

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