Now you can make delicious, authentic paella – one of Spain’s most popular dishes – in your own kitchen with these simple ingredients. You don’t need a paella pan for this recipe either, you can use a regular large skillet. Since it’s a one-pot dish, that means faster cooking and less cleanup! The recipe builds layers of flavors as you fry the chorizo and shrimp in the same pan.

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Spanish Paella with Shrimp & Chorizo
By Natalia Mantur
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3½ ounces chorizo, , sliced
- 1 sweet onion, , chopped
- 3½ ounces large shrimp, , shelled and deveined
- 15 sweet cherry tomatoes
- 4 cloves garlic, , minced
- ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
- ¼ teaspoon saffron powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher or fine sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ cup white wine
- 4 tablespoons chopped parsley, , divided
- 3½ ounces medium grain rice
- 2 cups gluten-free chicken broth
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Instructions
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Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add chorizo and fry for 3-5 minutes until lightly brown. Lower the heat, add the onion, and cook for 3-5 minutes, until the onion is translucent. Add shrimp and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add tomatoes and garlic and stir. Season with sweet paprika, saffron, salt, and pepper. Add white wine, stir, and cook for 2 minutes.
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Add 2 tablespoons chopped parsley and the rice to the pan. Stir and cook for 1 minute. Add the broth and bring to a boil. Give the pan a gentle shake back and forth and cook, uncovered, for about 15 minutes.
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Remove the pan from the heat, cover, and allow it to rest for 10 minutes.
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Garnish with the remaining parsley and serve. If you’d like, you can serve it with an additional portion of roasted tomatoes.
Nutrition
Calories: 510kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 16gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 1791mgPotassium: 660mgFiber: 4gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 1729IUVitamin C: 50mgCalcium: 85mgIron: 5mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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