Paprika Rice Recipes

PAPRIKA CHICKEN & RICE BAKE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400˚F (200˚C).
• In a large bowl, evenly season chicken thighs with salt, pepper, paprika, and parsley.
• On high, heat olive oil in a oven-proof pot and place chicken thighs, skin-side down, in the hot oil. Cook 5-6 minutes or the thighs develop brown crispy skin and flip over.
• Cook an additional 5-6 minutes to brown the other side and remove from the pot.
• Add the garlic and onions to the pot, and cook until the onions are transparent.
• Pour in the rice and chicken broth to the pot and season with salt and pepper. Stir well, bringing to a boil.
• Add the chicken thighs back into the pot, skin-side up, on top of the rice, bring back to a boil and cover with a lid.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the rice is fully cooked.
• NOTE: For a crispy skin, remove chicken thighs and broil.
• Enjoy!

SMOKY PAPRIKA SEAFOOD RICE

Steps:

• Heat the stock in a large saucepan. Add the saffron to infuse, if you like. Take off the heat and set aside. In a large deep-sided frying pan or paella pan, heat 1 tbsp of the oil. Smash the whole garlic clove and add to the oil. Throw in the prawns and cook for 2 mins until just turning pink but not cooked through. Push to one side of the pan and add the squid to the garlicky oil for 1 min or so, again just to colour. Remove the seafood to a plate.
• Add the remaining oil to the pan, and cook the onion and celery slowly for 15 mins until very soft and beginning to caramelise. Add the finely chopped garlic, the fennel seeds, tomato purée and paprika, and cook for 5 mins more. Meanwhile, bring the stock to a simmer. Add the rice to the pan with the onion mixture, give everything a good stir, then add the sherry and 1 litre of the hot stock. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for 15 mins, shaking the pan from time to time.
• When the rice is almost cooked but still has a little bite, dot over the prawns, squid and the mussels. Add the cooking juices and the rest of the stock. Cover and cook for 5 mins until the seafood is cooked through, the mussels have opened and the rice is just tender. (You may have to add a splash more water if the rice looks dry.) Discard any mussels that haven't opened. Sprinkle over some chopped parsley and serve with lemon wedges to squeeze over.

PAPRIKA CHICKEN THIGHS AND RICE SKILLET

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine paprika, seasoning salt, and garlic powder for seasoning blend in a small bowl; rub into both sides of chicken thighs.
• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs to the hot oil and cook until browned, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate.
• Add onion and garlic to the Dutch oven and stir into the drippings. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes. Add rice and stir until well coated in oil.
• Turn off the heat and pour in chicken stock. Stir, scraping the bottom of the pot with a spoon to loosen any browned bits. Stir in crushed tomatoes, basil, paprika, seasoning salt, garlic powder, and pepper. Place chicken on top and cover with a lid.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Uncover and use tongs to remove chicken to a plate. Stir rice from the bottom to the top, then place chicken back on top of rice. Cook, uncovered, until all liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, 15 to 18 more minutes.

PAPRIKA RICE

Steps:

• In a kettle bring the water to a boil, sprinkle in the rice and salt to taste, stirring until the water returns to a boil, and boil the rice for 10 minutes. Drain the rice in a large colander and rinse it. Set the colander over a large saucepan of boiling water and steam the rice, covered with a kitchen towel and the lid, for 15 minutes, or until it is fluffy and dry. The rice may be made 2 days in advance and kept chilled in an airtight container. Reheat the rice in the colander set over a saucepan of boiling water. Transfer the rice to a large bowl, sprinkle it with the paprika, and toss the mixture to coat the rice thoroughly.