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Pasta & rice

Paelya

Filipino paelya is a family version of Spanish paella, cooked in a large pan with rice, chicken, chorizo sausage and saffron or coloring. It is very common at celebrations and birthdays.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Garniture

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

572 kcal per serving

Protein
27.5 g
Carbohydrates
45.9 g
of which sugars
4.6 g
Fat
29.9 g
of which saturated fat
8.7 g
Fiber
3.7 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Chop the onion and garlic, slice the bell pepper and dice the tomatoes.
  2. In a large oven-safe skillet, brown the chicken and chorizo in the olive oil for 6 to 8 minutes, then remove them.
  3. In the same pan, sauté the onion, garlic and bell pepper for 4 minutes, then add the tomatoes and paprika and let them stew for 3 minutes.
  4. Add the rice and toast it for 2 minutes while stirring, then return the chicken and chorizo.
  5. Pour in the hot stock with the saffron, season with salt and pepper, and scatter the peas over the top. Do not stir again.
  6. Bake for 25 minutes until the rice has absorbed the liquid. Let rest for 5 minutes and garnish with the hard-boiled eggs and lemon.

Variations and tips

Vegetarian paelya. Replace the chicken and chorizo with grilled bell peppers, mushrooms and white beans, and use vegetable stock.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.