One-Skillet Healthy Paella

Looking for a quick and easy healthy breakfast or perhaps a comfort food? Worry no more! For now I present you to this healthy paella! This one-skillet version of paella is perfect for a post-workout healthy meal, family dinner, or even for your weekly meal prep. First, what is paella? It’s a Spanish dish that […]

📝 Ingredients

• 1.5 lb chicken breasts
• 1/2 lb jumbo shrimp (raw, peeled and deveined)
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 4 cups cooked short grain brown rice or Arborio rice
• 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 red onion (sliced)
• 2 Roma tomatoes (diced)
• 2 1/2 cups frozen peas
• Juice from 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste (or minced garlic)
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads
• Sea salt to taste
• Pepper to taste
• fresh parsley

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Cook rice according to the instructions given and set aside. To save time and space in the kitchen, I use a rice cooker to prepare the rice.
2. 2Chop raw chicken breasts into small pieces. Then, chop the shrimp into small pieces.
3. 3Set a (cast-iron) skillet on medium high heat and add 2 tablespoons coconut oil. Once it has melted, add red onion and garlic paste. Stir with a wooden spoon and cook until the edges of the red onion have browned.
4. 4Toss in raw, chopped chicken breasts and cook until the chicken is about 75% cooked. Do not be alarmed if some parts of the chicken are still pink.
5. 5Toss in raw shrimp and stir with wooden spoon or spatula. Cook until the shrimp is about 75% cooked.
6. 6Add paprika and a pinch of sea salt and pepper. Stir.
7. 7Then, add cooked rice and diced tomatoes. Stir and reduce heat to medium.
8. 8Pour in chicken broth and then add saffron. Allow the contents to simmer and gently stir. Allow it cook for about 3 minutes. If you would like, add fresh lemon juice.
9. 9Lastly, add frozen peas and stir. Allow the paella to simmer for about 5 minutes, then garnish with freshly chopped parsley