New-fashioned paella
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Measure | 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