Best 6 Shellfish And Chicken Paella With Saffron Rice Chorizo And Green Peas Recipes

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Paella is a beloved Spanish dish that combines the flavors of seafood, chicken, and rice. This version features shellfish, chicken, chorizo, green peas, and saffron-infused rice. The combination of ingredients creates a colorful and flavorful dish that is sure to impress your guests. The saffron adds a vibrant yellow color to the rice, while the shellfish, chicken, and chorizo provide a variety of textures and flavors. The green peas add a pop of color and a touch of sweetness. With its combination of flavors and colors, this paella is a feast for the eyes and the taste buds.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

CHICKEN AND CHORIZO RICE



Chicken and Chorizo Rice image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     main-dish

Time 40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 1 1/2 pounds)
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 1/2 cups sliced dried chorizo (about 7 ounces)
3 tablespoons tomato paste
2 cups converted rice
3 tablespoons capers packed in brine
3 1/2 cups fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
1 cup frozen peas
Lemon wedges, for serving

Steps:

  • Heat the olive oil in a large heavy skillet or pot over high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until the onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Season the chicken with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Add to the skillet along with the chorizo; cook, turning occasionally, until the chicken starts to brown, about 3 minutes. Move the chicken and chorizo to one side of the pan and stir in the tomato paste, rice and capers. Add the broth and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Stir in the peas, reduce the heat to medium low, cover and cook until the rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Let rest, covered, 5 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork, stirring to combine all the ingredients. Serve with lemon wedges.

SHELLFISH AND CHICKEN PAELLA WITH SAFFRON RICE CHORIZO AND GREEN PEAS



Shellfish and Chicken Paella with Saffron Rice Chorizo and Green Peas image

Paella is a versatile dish made with regional ingredients. It is meant to use the freshest, most readily available fish that can be found. If you use fish or shellfish, go with what is freshest and vary the cooking time -- when you add that particular ingredient to the mix -- accordingly. Since we were in San Francisco, we decided to use local, fresh-caught cuttlefish. I encourage you to use whatever your fish market or fish monger was able to catch that day. I also suggest using the thighs and legs of the chicken because the dark meat will more likely stay moist during the cooking process than chicken breast. I season each layer of the dish with salt and pepper, but go easy: the chorizo adds quite a bit of salt to the dish too.

Provided by Bobby Flay

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 27

4 cloves garlic, peeled
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for seasoning
*2 egg yolks
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon lemon zest
3/4 cup olive oil
Freshly ground white pepper
4 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 cup olive oil, divided
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
10 cups chicken stock, divided
Large pinch saffron
12 littleneck clams, scrubbed
1 (2 1/2-pound) whole chicken, cut in 8 pieces or 4 legs and 4 thighs (dark meat)
1/2 pound chorizo, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
1/4 large onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 cups Arborio (paella) rice
12 mussels, debearded and scrubbed
8 large shrimp, peeled and deveined, with tail on
8 baby octopus
4 baby squid, cleaned and sliced into rings, tentacles reserved, and/or 8 ounces cuttlefish pieces
1 cup fresh or frozen peas
2 cooked lobsters (1 1/2 pounds each), tails in the shell, split lengthwise, claw meat in the shell or out, as desired
Freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves, for garnish
1/2 cup Lemon Aioli

Steps:

  • For the aioli:
  • Place the garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, egg yolks, lemon juice and zest in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Slowly add the oil, drop by drop at first, until thickened. Season with salt and white pepper, to taste. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  • For the paella:
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the tomatoes in a small baking dish and drizzle with the honey, 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, and salt and pepper, and roast until soft. Set aside.
  • Bring the chicken stock to a simmer in a medium saucepan and add a large pinch of saffron. Put about 1/2 cup of the stock in another saucepan, add the clams, and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook just until the clams open; remove the clams from the liquid and set aside, reserving the liquid.
  • Heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a very large skillet or paella pan over medium-high heat. Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and add to the heated pan. Cook until browned on all sides. Remove the chicken pieces to a plate. Add the chorizo, onion and garlic and saute until chorizo has browned and the onions are translucent.
  • Add the rice, about 7 1/2 cups of the chicken stock, the reserved clam liquid, and any juices from the chicken and bring to a simmer. Nestle the chicken in the rice and let cook, uncovered, until the rice is quite al dente, about 15 minutes. Adjust the heat as necessary to maintain a gentle simmer-the rice on the bottom of the pan should form a dark brown crispy crust by the end of the cooking time. If the stock is disappearing too quickly, just add a bit more of the remaining 2 cups.
  • Add the mussels, shrimp, octopus, squid, and/or cuttlefish, and peas. Cook until the shrimp are pink and the mussels open. Add the lobster, clams and roasted tomatoes and heat briefly. At this point, you should still be able to see liquid bubbling gently; it will settle when you turn off the heat. Fold in the parsley and lemon aioli and mix until combined, season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • *RAW EGG WARNING
  • Food Network Kitchens suggest caution in consuming raw and lightly-cooked eggs. Due to the slight risk of Salmonella or other food-borne illness. To reduce this risk, we recommend you use only fresh, properly-refrigerated, clean, grade A or AA eggs with intact shells, and avoid contact between the yolks or whites and the shell.

SHELLFISH AND CHICKEN PAELLA WITH SAFFRON RICE CHORIZO AND GREEN PEAS



Shellfish and Chicken Paella with Saffron Rice Chorizo and Green Peas image

Provided by Bobby Flay | Bio & Top Recipes

Categories     main-dish

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 60

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large Spanish onion, diced
4 cups long grain rice
Large pinch saffron
8 cups hot chicken stock
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large Spanish onion, diced
4 cups long grain rice
Large pinch saffron
8 cups hot chicken stock
Salt and freshly ground pepper
4 cloves garlic, peeled
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
*2 egg yolks
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped lemon zest
3/4 cup olive oil
Freshly ground white pepper
4 cloves garlic, peeled
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
*2 egg yolks
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped lemon zest
3/4 cup olive oil
Freshly ground white pepper
4 plum tomatoes, sliced in half lengthwise
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 cup olive oil, divided
2 whole chickens (2 1/2 pounds each)
Salt and freshly ground pepper
4 lobsters (1 1/2 pounds each)
1/2 pound chorizo, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
8 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
4 baby squid, cleaned and
Saffron Rice (above recipe)
2 cups chicken stock or clam stock
1 cup fresh peas
24 mussels, debearded and scrubbed
24 littleneck clams, scrubbed
4 tablespoons lemon aioli
Chopped flat leaf parsley
4 plum tomatoes, sliced in half lengthwise
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 cup olive oil, divided
2 whole chickens (2 1/2 pounds each)
Salt and freshly ground pepper
4 lobsters (1 1/2 pounds each)
1/2 pound chorizo, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
8 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
4 baby squid, cleaned and
Saffron Rice (above recipe)
2 cups chicken stock or clam stock
1 cup fresh peas
24 mussels, debearded and scrubbed
24 littleneck clams, scrubbed
4 tablespoons lemon aioli
Chopped flat leaf parsley

Steps:

  • For the rice: Heat the olive oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until soft. Add the rice and stir to coat. Add the saffron to the simmering stock and let cook for 1 minute. Add the hot stock to the rice and let come to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and let cook for 15 to 18 minutes, remove cover and fluff with a fork.
  • For the aioli: Place the garlic, salt, egg yolks, lemon juice and zest in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Slowly add the oil, drop by drop at first, until thickened. Season with salt and white pepper to taste. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  • For the paella: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the tomatoes in a small baking dish and drizzle with the honey and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and roast until soft. Set aside.
  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large ovenproof pan until almost smoking. Season the chickens with salt and pepper to taste, place in the pan and brown all sides. Degrease the pan and place in the oven and roast the chickens until cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes. Let rest 15 minutes, then cut into quarters.
  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the lobsters and cover the pot. Bring the water back to the boil, reduce the heat, and continue cooking for 12 to 15 minutes or until cooked through. Cook the chorizo in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat until browned. Remove the chorizo to a plate lined with paper towels. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large saute pan or paella pan until almost smoking. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper and saute for 1 minute.
  • Season the squid with salt and pepper to taste and add to the pan. Continue cooking an additional 2 to 3 minutes until just cooked though. Add the rice, stock, peas, tomatoes, chicken, lobsters and chorizo and stir to combine. Add the mussels and clams, cover the pot and continue cooking until the clams and mussels open. Fold in the parsley and lemon aioli and mix until combined, season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
  • For the rice: Heat the olive oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until soft. Add the rice and stir to coat. Add the saffron to the simmering stock and let cook for 1 minute. Add the hot stock to the rice and let come to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and let cook for 15 to 18 minutes, remove cover and fluff with a fork.
  • For the aioli: Place the garlic, salt, egg yolks, lemon juice and zest in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Slowly add the oil, drop by drop at first, until thickened. Season with salt and white pepper to taste. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  • For the paella: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the tomatoes in a small baking dish and drizzle with the honey and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and roast until soft. Set aside.
  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large ovenproof pan until almost smoking. Season the chickens with salt and pepper to taste, place in the pan and brown all sides. Degrease the pan and place in the oven and roast the chickens until cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes. Let rest 15 minutes, then cut into quarters.
  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the lobsters and cover the pot. Bring the water back to the boil, reduce the heat, and continue cooking for 12 to 15 minutes or until cooked through. Cook the chorizo in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat until browned. Remove the chorizo to a plate lined with paper towels. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large saute pan or paella pan until almost smoking. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper and saute for 1 minute.
  • Season the squid with salt and pepper to taste and add to the pan. Continue cooking an additional 2 to 3 minutes until just cooked though. Add the rice, stock, peas, tomatoes, chicken, lobsters and chorizo and stir to combine. Add the mussels and clams, cover the pot and continue cooking until the clams and mussels open. Fold in the parsley and lemon aioli and mix until combined, season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

SHELLFISH AND CHORIZO PAELLA WITH SAFFRON AND SQUID INK RICE



Shellfish and Chorizo Paella with Saffron and Squid Ink Rice image

Provided by Bobby Flay | Bio & Top Recipes

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 37

4 plum tomatoes, sliced in half lengthwise
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 cup olive oil, divided
4 lobsters (1 1/2 pounds each)
1/2 pound chorizo, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
8 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
4 baby squid, cleaned
Saffron rice, recipe follows
Squid Ink Rice, recipe follows
2 cups chicken stock or clam stock
1 cup fresh peas
24 mussels, debearded and scrubbed
24 littleneck clams, scrubbed
4 tablespoons lemon aioli, recipe follows
Chopped flat-leaf parsley
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large Spanish onion, diced
2 cups long grain rice
Large pinch saffron
4 cups hot chicken stock
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 medium Spanish onion, diced
2 cups long grain rice
2 tablespoons squid ink
4 cups chicken stock
Salt and freshly ground pepper
4 cloves garlic, peeled
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped lemon zest
3/4 cup olive oil
Freshly ground white pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Place tomatoes in a small baking dish and drizzle with the honey and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and roast until soft. Set aside.
  • Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the lobsters and cover the pot. Bring the water back to the boil, reduce the heat, and continue cooking for 12 to 15 minutes or until cooked through. Let cool and remove meat. Leave claws whole, cut body meat into large dice.
  • Cook the chorizo in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat until browned. Remove the chorizo to a plate lined with paper towels.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large saute pan or paella pan until almost smoking. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper and saute for 1 minute. Season the squid with salt and pepper, to taste and add to the pan. Continue cooking an additional 2 to 3 minutes until just cooked through. Add both of the rices, stock, peas, tomatoes, lobsters, and chorizo and stir to combine. Place the mussels and clams in a pot with a cup of water; cover the pot and cook until the clams and mussels open. Add the clams and mussels to the rice. Fold in the parsley and lemon aioli and mix until combined, season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve immediately.
  • Heat the olive oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until soft. Add the rice and stir to coat. Bring stock to a simmer. Add the saffron to the simmering stock and let cook for 1 minute. Add the hot stock to the rice and let come to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and let cook to 15 to 18 minutes, remove cover and fluff with fork.
  • Heat the olive oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until soft. Add the rice and stir to coat. Add the squid ink to the simmering stock and let cook for 1 minute. Add the hot stock to the rice and let come to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and let cook for 15 to 18 minutes, remove cover and fluff with fork
  • Place the garlic, salt, yolks, lemon juice, and zest in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Slowly add the oil, drop by drop at first, until thickened. Season with white pepper, to taste. Refrigerate until ready to use.

PAELLA WITH CHICKEN, CHORIZO AND SHRIMP



Paella With Chicken, Chorizo And Shrimp image

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories     dinner, weekday, main course

Time 1h30m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 20

1/2 cup chopped parsley
1/4 cup sliced almonds
3 cloves garlic
5 cups well-seasoned chicken stock
1/4 teaspoon saffron threads
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 pound chorizo, peeled, in small chunks
1 3 1/2-pound chicken, cut up
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 medium onion, chopped
1 leek, white part only, chopped
1/2 cup sliced red bell pepper
1/2 cup sliced yellow bell pepper
6 ripe plum tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon paprika, preferably Spanish smoked
3 cups short grain rice, preferably Spanish
1/4 pound green beans, trimmed, in 1-inch lengths
1/2 pound peeled medium shrimp
1/2 cup sliced Spanish pimento-stuffed olives

Steps:

  • In a mortar or food processor, grind parsley, almonds and garlic to a paste. Set aside. Place stock in saucepan, add saffron, bring to simmer and remove from heat.
  • Heat oil in 17-inch paella pan, on two burners if necessary, or in two 13-inch pans. Add chorizo and saute until heated through. Remove from pan. Season chicken with salt and pepper, place in pan and saute until nicely browned, leaving legs and thighs in pan a little longer than breast pieces. Remove chicken. Lower heat. Saute onion and leek until soft but not brown.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Add red and yellow peppers to paella pan. When soft, add tomatoes and wine. When most of the liquid has evaporated, add paprika and rice and stir to coat. Add stock mixture and stir. Simmer 5 minutes.
  • Fold in parsley mixture, beans and chorizo. Add chicken and simmer another 5 minutes. Arrange shrimp on top. Place in oven about 15 minutes, until chicken and rice are cooked.
  • Remove from oven, cover loosely with foil and set aside 10 minutes. Garnish with olives and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 613, UnsaturatedFat 27 grams, Carbohydrate 16 grams, Fat 41 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 42 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 1254 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 0 grams

BOBBY FLAY'S SHELLFISH AND CHICKEN PAELLA WITH CHORIZO AND GREEN PEAS



Bobby Flay's Shellfish and Chicken Paella with Chorizo and Green Peas image

Yield serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 26

9 3/4 cups homemade chicken stock (see page 220) or canned low-sodium chicken broth
9 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large Spanish onion, diced
2 cups short-grain rice
Large pinch of saffron threads
4 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
1 tablespoon honey
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 (2 1/2-pound) chickens, each cut into 8 pieces
2 (1 1/2-pound) live lobsters
8 ounces dried chorizo, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
24 mussels, debearded and scrubbed
24 littleneck clams, scrubbed
8 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
4 baby squid, cleaned and sliced into rings
1 cup shelled fresh peas
1/2 cup Lemon Aioli (recipe follows)
1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
4 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or more if needed
2 large egg yolks
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped lemon zest
3/4 cup olive oil
Freshly ground white pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F. Bring 7 3/4 cups of the stock to a simmer in a saucepan.
  • Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and the butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, 5 minutes. Add the rice and stir to coat.
  • Add the saffron to the simmering stock and cook for 1 minute. Then add the stock to the rice and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan, and simmer until the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender, 15 to 18 minutes. Uncover and fluff with a fork.
  • Put the tomatoes in a small baking dish, and drizzle with the honey and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, and roast in the oven until soft, about 30 minutes. Set aside.
  • Raise the oven temperature to 450°F.
  • Heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet until almost smoking. Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper, place in the skillet (in batches if necessary), and brown all sides. Pour off the fat, and transfer the skillet to the oven. Roast until cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes. Let rest for 15 minutes.
  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the lobsters and cover the pot. Return to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer until cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool slightly, then shell the lobsters. Keep the claws whole; coarsely chop the tail meat.
  • Cook the chorizo in a medium sauté pan over medium-high heat until browned on both sides, 6 minutes. Remove the chorizo to a plate lined with paper towels.
  • Combine the mussels and clams in a pot, add 1 cup water, cover the pot, and cook over high heat until they open, 3 to 4 minutes. Discard any that do not open.
  • Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large sauté pan or paella pan until almost smoking. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper and sauté for 1 minute. Season the squid with salt and pepper and add to the pan. Cook until just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the rice, remaining 2 cups stock, the peas, tomatoes, chicken, lobster meat, and chorizo, and stir to combine. Add the mussels and clams.
  • Fold in the Lemon Aioli and parsley, and mix until combined; season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
  • Combine the garlic, salt, egg yolks, lemon juice, and zest in a food processor or blender, and process until smooth. Slowly add the oil, drop by drop at first, processing until thickened. Season with salt and white pepper to taste. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients: Fresh seafood, flavorful chicken, and aromatic saffron are essential for a delicious paella. Don't skimp on the quality of your ingredients, as they will make all the difference in the final dish.
  • Cook the rice properly: The rice is the foundation of paella, so it's important to cook it perfectly. Use a medium-grain rice, such as Valencia or Bomba, and cook it in a flavorful broth until it is tender but still has a slight bite to it.
  • Don't overcrowd the pan: Paella is a dish that is best cooked in a large pan, so that the rice can spread out and cook evenly. If you overcrowd the pan, the rice will not cook properly and the paella will be mushy.
  • Let the paella rest before serving: Once the paella is cooked, let it rest for a few minutes before serving. This will allow the flavors to meld and the rice to absorb the broth.

Conclusion:

Shellfish and chicken paella is a delicious and flavorful dish that is perfect for a special occasion. With its vibrant colors and aromatic flavors, paella is sure to impress your guests. So next time you're looking for a new and exciting dish to try, give shellfish and chicken paella a try. You won't be disappointed.

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