Chicken and Chorizo Paella
A streamlined weeknight version of the classic Spanish paella featuring chicken breasts and chorizo sausage with a rich sofrito base of onion, garlic, and tomato, finished with bright peas and briny olives for color and dimension.
Ingredients
water1 cup, ½ cups
(355g)Valencia or Arborio rice½ cup
(100g)Fine Sea Saltto taste
(0g)Ground black pepperto taste
(0g)Crisco Pure Vegetable Oil4 tsp
(60g)chorizo sausage4 ounces, halved lengthwise and sliced ¼ inch thick
(113g)Breast fillets1 (8-ounce), trimmed and sliced ¼ inch thick
(226g)Onions, yellow, raw1 small, chopped fine
(60g)Diced Tomatoes¾ cup, drained with juice reserved
(90g)GARLIC2 , minced
(10g)saffron threads⅛ teaspoon, crumbled
(1g)pitted large green olives¼ cup, quartered
(60g)frozen peas¼ cup
(60g)