New-fashioned paella
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pounds | Skinless; boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size pieces |
| 2 | teaspoons | Olive oil |
| 4 | ounces | Fully cooked ham; trimmed of all visible fat and cut into thin strips. |
| 1 | cup | Chopped onions |
| 2 | Cloves garlic; minced | |
| 2½ | cup | Defatted reduced-sodium chicken broth |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Crushed saffron threads |
| 1 | can | (14 1/2 ounces) tomatoes (with juice). I often use stewed tomatoes |
| 1 | large | Sweet red or green pepper; chopped |
| 1 | pack | (10-ounces) frozen peas; partially thawed |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Dried thyme |
| 1 | teaspoon | Dried basil |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Ground red pepper |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Ground black pepper |
| 1¼ | cup | Long-grain white rice |
Directions
Lightly coat a Dutch oven or large saucepan with no-stick spray. Place over medium heat. Add the chicken and brown well. Remove the chicken and set aside.
Warm the oil in the same pan. Add the ham, onions, garlic and 3 tablespoons of the broth. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
Stir the saffron into the remaining broth, then stir the mixture into the pan. Add the tomatoes, with the juice, and use a spoon to break up the tomatoes. Stir in the chicken, red or green peppers, peas, thyme, basil, ground red pepper and black pepper.
Stir in the rice. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat. Cover and SIMMER for 20 minutes, or until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed Paella is like a Spanish grab-bag dinner, since it's often made with whatever the cook has on hand. This version uses skinless chicken breasts and lean ham. It is a meal in itself. Makes 6 servings Per serving: 312 calories, 4⅘ grams total fat (14% of calories) This is from Prevention Cookbook called 1 gram saturated fat, "Your Family Will Love It".
36 mg. cholesterol,
532 mg. sodium
Posted to recipelu-digest by ncanty@... (Nadia I Canty) on Feb 23, 1998