Microwaved Paella Recipes

MICROWAVED PAELLA

Steps:

• Combine chicken, sausage, onions, and garlic in a large microwaveable casserole dish. Microwave , uncovered, on High 10 minutes, stirring every 3 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, chicken broth, peppers, shrimp and turmeric; stir. Cover. Microwave 6 minutes.
• Stir in Minute Rice and peas; cover. Let stand 10 minutes. Drizzle with lemon juice; sprinkle with parsley.

EASY PAELLA

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons olive oil, paprika, oregano, and salt and pepper. Stir in chicken pieces to coat. Cover, and refrigerate.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet or paella pan over medium heat. Stir in garlic, red pepper flakes, and rice. Cook, stirring, to coat rice with oil, about 3 minutes. Stir in saffron threads, bay leaf, parsley, chicken stock, and lemon zest. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Stir in marinated chicken and onion; cook 5 minutes. Stir in bell pepper and sausage; cook 5 minutes. Stir in shrimp; cook, turning the shrimp, until both sides are pink.
• Spread rice mixture onto a serving tray. Top with meat and seafood mixture.

EASY PAELLA

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan or wok. Add the onion and soften for 5 mins.
• Add the smoked paprika, thyme and paella rice, stir for 1 min, then splash in the sherry, if using. Once evaporated, stir in the chopped tomatoes and chicken stock.
• Season and cook, uncovered, for about 15 mins, stirring now and again until the rice is almost tender and still surrounded with some liquid.
• Stir in the seafood mix and cover with a lid. Simmer for 5 mins, or until the seafood is cooked through and the rice is tender. Squeeze over the lemon juice, scatter over the parsley and serve with the lemon wedges.

MICROWAVE PAELLA

Steps:

• Place onions and garlic in the work bowl of a food processor and process until coarsely chopped. Scrape into a 5-quart casserole with tight-fitting lid. Stir in tomatoes and oil. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power in a 650- to 700-watt oven for 6 minutes.
• Remove from oven and stir in rice, bay leaves, paprika and thyme. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power for 4 minutes.
• Remove from oven and stir in chicken broth and saffron. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power for 9 minutes. Stir, then cook, uncovered, for 8 minutes longer.
• Remove from oven, stir in chorizo and scatter pimento strips over. Place chicken pieces over rice mixture in a single layer. Cover dish with lid and cook at 100 percent power for 4 minutes.
• Remove from oven and uncover. With a large spoon, transfer chicken pieces to a plate. Stir rice mixture well. Return chicken pieces to the casserole so that they are turned over. Cook, covered, at 100 percent power for 4 minutes longer.
• Remove from oven and uncover. Place clams, hinge end down, around the inside edge of the casserole. Cook, covered, at 100 percent power for 3 minutes.
• Remove from oven and uncover. Move clams to the center of the casserole. Scatter peas over the chicken, place mussels, hinge end down, around the inside edge of the dish and place shrimp over mussels. Re-cover with lid and cook at 100 percent power for 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven and uncover. To serve, place all seafood and chicken in a ring on a large platter. Remove bay leaves, stir parsley into rice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Mound rice in the center of the platter.