Chicken and Chorizo Sausage Paella

Chicken and Chorizo Sausage Paella

  • DifficultyEasy
  • Prep0:05
  • Cook0:45
  • Serves 4
nell68crab
by nell68crab Last updated on 05/05/2025

For those who don't eat seafood - you can still enjoy paella.

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Ingredients

  • 1 barbecued cooked chicken chopped deboned
  • 2 chorizo sausage sliced
  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • 1 onion chopped medium
  • 2 garlic clove crushed
  • 1 long red chilli chopped
  • 1/2 red capsicum chopped medium
  • 1/2 green capsicum chopped medium
  • 400 g canned whole tomatoes
  • 300 g arborio rice
  • 600 ml chicken stock (liquid)
  • 1 pinch fresh curly parsley chopped

Method

  • Step 1
    Heat the oil in a fry pan.
  • Step 2
    On a medium heat add the chorizo sausage and brown both sides, set to one side. Wipe excess oil out of pan with paper towel.
  • Step 3
    Add garlic and chilli to the pan and cook until browned.
  • Step 4
    Add capsicum, cooking for 3 minutes.
  • Step 5
    Add tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Step 6
    Add rice and chicken stock.
  • Step 7
    Season, bring to the boil, stir once and flatten out the rice. Don't stir again.
  • Step 8
    Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Step 9
    Add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes or until all the stock has been absorbed. For a crispy base, keep it on for another 10 minutes checking often that it isn't burning.
  • Step 10
    Turn off heat and let it rest for 5 minutes.
  • Step 11
    Sprinkle parsley over the top.
Recipe Notes

Best served using a spatula/egg-flip.

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