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Favorite Skillet Chicken Paella

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Favorite Skillet Chicken Paella recipe

 

Yield

6 servings

Prep

15 min

Cook

25 min

Ready

40 min
Trans-fat Free

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 ¼ pounds chicken breasts
boneless
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 medium onions
chopped
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2 cloves garlic
peeled and minced
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2 ¼ cups chicken broth
fat-free
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1 cup rice
uncooked long grain
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1 teaspoon oregano
crushed
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½ teaspoon paprika
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¼ teaspoon salt
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¼ teaspoon black pepper
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teaspoon saffron threads
or turmeric
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1 can tomatoes, stewed, canned
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1 medium sweet red bell peppers
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¾ cup green peas
frozen
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
567 g chicken breasts
boneless
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15 ml olive oil
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1 medium onions
chopped
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2 cloves garlic
peeled and minced
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532 ml chicken broth
fat-free
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237 ml rice
uncooked long grain
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5 ml oregano
crushed
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2.5 ml paprika
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1.3 ml salt
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1.3 ml black pepper
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0.6 ml saffron threads
or turmeric
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1 can tomatoes, stewed, canned
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1 medium sweet red bell peppers
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177 ml green peas
frozen
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Directions

Remove skin from chicken breast. Rinse and pat dry with paper towels. Cut into bite-sized strips. In a 10 inch skillet cook chicken strips, half at a time, in hot oil for 2 to 3 minutes or until no longer pink.

Remove chicken from skillet. Add onion and garlic to skillet; cook until tender but not brown. Remove skillet from heat.

Add broth, uncooked rice, oregano, paprika, salt, pepper and saffron or turmeric. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 15 minutes.

Coarsely chop stewed tomatoes and add with their juice to the pan. Add sweet red pepper which has been cut into strips and frozen peas. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes more or until rice is tender.

Stir in cooked chicken. Cook and stir about 1 minute more or until heated through. Serve warm.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 269g (9.5 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 35418% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g 11%
Saturated Fat 2g 8%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 83mg 28%
Sodium 427mg 18%
Total Carbohydrate 12g 12%
Dietary Fiber 2g 9%
Sugars g
Protein 71g
Vitamin A 21% Vitamin C 54%
Calcium 6% Iron 14%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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