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🍽️ Paella with Mussels and Chicken

560 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 200 g frozen peas
• 2 red bell peppers
• 300 g chicken breast fillet (kitchen-ready; skinless)
• 4 large prawns (kitchen-ready; with head and shell)
• 350 g mussels (kitchen-ready)
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 300 g short-grain rice
• 0.1 g saffron threads
• paprika powder sweet (to taste)
• 750 ml meat broth

Instructions

1. 1. Let the peas thaw.
2. 2. Wash the bell peppers.
3. 3. Quarter the bell peppers.
4. 4. Remove the seeds from the bell peppers.
5. 5. Cut the bell peppers into bite-sized pieces.
6. 6. Wash the chicken meat.
7. 7. Pat the chicken meat dry.
8. 8. Cut the chicken meat into approx. 2 cm cubes.
9. 9. Rinse the prawns.
10. 10. Rinse the mussels.
11. 11. Clean the prawns.
12. 12. Clean the mussels.
13. 13. Discard the opened mussels.
14. 14. Peel the onion.
15. 15. Peel the garlic.
16. 16. Finely chop the onion.
17. 17. Finely chop the garlic.
18. 18. Heat the oil in a pan.
19. 19. Fry the meat sharply on all sides.
20. 20. Season the meat with salt and pepper.
21. 21. Turn the meat once more.
22. 22. Remove the meat from the pan.
23. 23. Add the mussels to the pan.
24. 24. Add the prawns to the pan.
25. 25. Season the mussels and prawns.
26. 26. Sauté the mussels and prawns while stirring.
27. 27. Remove the still closed mussels.
28. 28. Remove the mussels from the pan.
29. 29. Remove the prawns from the pan.
30. 30. Set aside the mussels and prawns.
31. 31. Fry the bell peppers in the pan.
32. 32. Remove the bell peppers from the pan.
33. 33. Add the onion to the pan.
34. 34. Add the garlic to the pan.
35. 35. Sweat the onion and garlic until translucent.
36. 36. Add the rice to the pan.
37. 37. Add the spices to the pan.
38. 38. Fill the pan with the broth.
39. 39. Cook the pan at medium heat for 20–25 minutes.
40. 40. Fold in the bell peppers 5 minutes before the end of the cooking time.
41. 41. Fold in the thawed peas 5 minutes before the end of the cooking time.
42. 42. Warm the bell peppers and peas.
43. 43. Add the meat back to the pan.
44. 44. Add the seafood back to the pan.
45. 45. Mix everything in.
46. 46. Preheat the oven to 200 °C (convection 180 °C; gas: level 3).
47. 47. Finish cooking the paella covered in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
48. 48. Remove the paella from the oven.
49. 49. Season the paella with salt and pepper.
50. 50. Serve the paella immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 560
• Protein: 47 g · Fett/Fat: 9 g · Carbs: 71 g