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Weeknight Chicken & Wild Rice Paella
Early Summer 2020
The wild rice blend does take a little longer to cook than white rice but you can set it to simmer and do other tasks while your one-pan meal cooks to perfection. Toss together a green salad to serve on the side and throw in that load of laundry, then sit down and enjoy a relaxing meal, feeling good it was made from scratch (and mostly from your pantry!).
Serves 4
1 ½ cups (375 mL) no-salt-added chicken broth ⅛ tsp (0.5 mL) saffron threads
8 chicken thighs
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tbsp (15 mL) olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 sweet red pepper, chopped
2 oz (55 g) cured chorizo sausage, diced (optional)
1 cup (250 mL) wild rice blend
1 cup (250 mL) canned diced tomatoes with juice
½ cup (125 mL) green peas, fresh or frozen thawed
Lemon wedges
1 Heat broth and saffron in a saucepan or in a glass measuring cup in the microwave until Set aside and keep warm.
2 Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large, deep skillet or paella pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, in batches, and brown, turning once, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a bowl.
3 Reduce heat to medium-low and spoon off all but about 2 tbsp (30 mL) fat from pan (discard excess fat). Add onion and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes, until starting to so Add garlic, red pepper and chorizo (if using), ½ tsp (2 mL) salt, and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until onion is soft and golden. Stir in rice blend until well coated.
4 Increase heat to Add broth mixture and bring to a boil. Cover and boil for 5 minutes.
5 Stir in tomatoes and nestle chicken into rice, pouring in any accumulated Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 30 minutes or until rice is almost tender. Sprinkle with peas, cover and simmer for 5 minutes longer or until rice and chicken are tender and juices run clear when chicken is pierced.
6 Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 5 min Serve with lemon wedges to squeeze overtop.
Serves 4
