Easy Chicken Paella Recipe
One Pan Healthy Paella recipe is a quick, delicious dinner! This chicken paella recipe is packed with protein, veggies and brown rice.
Servings: 4 2 cup servings
Calories: 478kcal
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into ½ inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil divided
- ½ cup diced onion
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup short grain brown rice
- 2 cups thinly sliced red bell peppers about 2 peppers
- 2 cups sugar snap peas
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon saffron threads
- 1 cup frozen peas
Instructions
- In a large sauté pan heat ½ tablespoon of olive oil. Add the chicken to the pan and cook for 10 minutes until lightly browned.
- Once browned, remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
- Add the remaining ½ tablespoon of olive oil to the pan. Sauté the onions and garlic until translucent, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the chicken broth, rice, peppers, sugar snap peas, lemon juice, bay leaves, paprika, black pepper, thyme, salt and saffron to the pan. Stir together. Cover and cook over medium heat for 30-35 minutes, stirring every 5-10 minutes
- Once the rice is cooked, remove the bay leaves and discard. Stir in frozen peas.
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Nutrition
Serving: 2cups | Calories: 478kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 498mg | Potassium: 1130mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3194IU | Vitamin C: 143mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 3mg
