Chicken, Chorizo & Prawn Paella…This is a simple but REALLY tasty dish! Its a great option if you are looking at feeding the family or entertaining your mates…

Ingredients/method:

To serve 3-4 people:

70g chopped chorizo.

500g chopped chicken breast.

200g x frozen peeled prawns.

2 cloves of chopped garlic.

1 x chopped onion.

1 x chopped carrot.

300g x paella riced.

100g x frozen peas.

15g fresh flat-leaf parsley- chop the stalks & the leaves.

1 x teaspoon sweet smoked paprika.

1 x sliced red pepper.

1 x tablespoon tomato purée.

1 x chicken stock cube.

1 x lemon.

Salt & pepper.

Method:

Heat up a large wok, & add your cooking oil of choice. Then add the chopped garlic, onion, carrot, parsley stalks, chorizo, chicken, red pepper & paprika, & fry for around 5 minutes, stirring & mixing continually.

Stir through the tomato purée & add the chicken stock cube. Add the paella rice & stir for 5 minutes.

Add 750ml of boiling water and add a pinch of sea salt and black pepper to the mix. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes.

Add the peas & prawns, and cook for a further 5 minutes.

Grab the parsley leaves & chuck them over the paella. Finally, slice the lemon into 4 quarter wedges & add on the side for squeezing over, and you are done!

Try it, let me know what you think!

Tristan ‘gordon’ Buttle.