Chicken Paella

AUTHOR
Billie Wagner
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 4
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 red and orange pepper
  • 200 g Spring onions
  • 4 Chicken drumsticks (approx. 125 g each)
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp black pepper
  • 250 g Risotto Reis
  • 1 little box ground saffron
  • 1200 ml Vegetable broth (instant)
  • 100 g frozen peas
  • 1-2 TABLESPOONS Lime juice
  • 7-10 Tbsp Parsley and lime slices

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel and finely dice the onion and garlic. Clean and wash the bell peppers and spring onions. Dice paprika, cut spring onions into rings. Wash chicken legs and pat dry with kitchen paper. Heat the oil in a wide saucepan and fry the chicken legs in it, turning them all around.

  2. 2

    Season with salt and pepper, remove and put aside. Add the onion to the frying fat and fry until transparent. Add garlic, paprika and spring onions and fry them. Add rice and sauté briefly. Add saffron, deglaze with broth. Bring to the boil, place chicken legs side by side on top and simmer covered over medium heat for about 35 minutes. Add peas 10 minutes before the end of cooking time. Take the legs out of the pot and keep warm. Season rice with salt, pepper and lime juice.

  3. 3

    Add saffron, deglaze with broth. Bring to the boil, place chicken legs side by side on top and simmer covered over medium heat for about 35 minutes. Add peas 10 minutes before the end of cooking time. Take the legs out of the pot and keep warm. Season rice with salt, pepper and lime juice. Serve the rice and one leg each, garnished with parsley and lime slices as desired

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
430 kcal
CARBS
61 g
FATS
10 g
PROTEINS
20 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesMeatPoultry