Easy Store Cupboard Paella

Happy Thursday guys! Recipe of the day is Store Cupboard Paella – delicious meal, ready in no time.

I hope you guys are home and safe.

As discussed in my previous posts I will be sharing lots of simple and delicious recipes that use basic ingredients.

This Easy Store Cupboard Paella is one of our family fav meals to make for dinner. I usually make it every other week – the kids love it, it’s super filling and I always got the ingredients stored in my cupboard/freezer – rice, frozen peas and frozen seafood mix.

What you need:

• rice
• seafood mix
• peas
• lemon
• saffron
• chorizo
• onion
• chicken stock
• garlic
• butter
• salt and pepper

Here’s how to make this Easy Store Cupboard Paella

Ingredients:

• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves crushed
• 200g rice
• 350g seafood mix, frozen
• 500ml chicken stock
• 80g chorizo, sliced
• 120g peas, frozen
• 2-3 saffron threads soaked in water for an hour
• 120ml passata
• 50g butter
• 2tbsp olive oil
• 1 lemon
• salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

• Heat a pan with the olive oil and butter and gently sweat the onion and garlic for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the chorizo, rice and chicken bouillon, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. If necessary, add more water and keep stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the peas, passata, saffron and seafood mix and leave for another 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat, squeeze fresh lemon juice and serve with extra slices.
• Sprinkle some freshly chopped parsley, if wished.

Enjoy!

I hope you guys love this recipe as much as we did. Stay tuned for more quick, easy and tasty recipes coming very soon. Make sure to check out my previous post https://mummysfastandeasy.com/2020/03/23/10-simple-delicious-store-cupboard-recipes/. There’s some really simple and tasty recipes to feed the family.

Stay home and be safe. xx