Chicken and Chorizo Paella

Our household loves paella. But we prefer a non-traditional paella and have chicken and chorizo. I love our version of paella and its so easy and stress free to make. If there are ingredients that you'd prefer to use then go ahead and make it your own. Trust me, you'll love it! So here is our sea-food free version of the classic paella.

What you'll need:

1 large onion, finely chopped 

1 carrot, finely chopped 

60g chorizo, peeled and roughly chopped 

2 chicken breasts, diced 

Dry leaf parsley 

2 tbsp olive oil 

1 tsp paprika 

1 red pepper 

1 tbsp of tomato purée 

1 stock cube (Chicken or Vegetable is best) 

300g Paella rice 

Tin of sweetcorn/peas or both 

1. Peel and chop the onion and carrot. Then peel and roughly chop the chorizo and dice the chicken breast. 

2. Place a paella pan or wok on a medium heat with a tsp of oil and lightly fry the onion, carrot, chorizo, chicken and paprika for five minutes. Season with salt and pepper and add the parsley. De-seed the peppers and add these to the pan and fry for a further five minutes

3. Stir through the tomato purée and crumble the stock cube, the add the paella rice and stir for a couple of minutes. Pour in 750 ml of boiling water then bring to boil. Then simmer for a further 15 minutes stirring regularly.

4. Put in your tin of sweetcorn, peas or both. The cook for a further five minutes until piping hot. Add more parsley and then serve.