olive's paella

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• Allyson

  03 April 2010

  Allyson commented on this recipe

  This was my first attempt at making a paella, and I have to say that it was the easiest and tastiest meal I have made in a long time. The recipe was easy to follow and the flavours mouth watering. I have made it since a couple of times for diner parties and on both occassions impressed my friends who absolutely loved it. A fool proof recipe well done Olive.

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• fionamcg

  07 April 2010

  fionamcg rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Fantastic, easy and delicious. I cheated and used some frozen mussels that I bought in a garlic butter sauce that added a little bit more juice, yum!

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• MCDONOG

  07 April 2010

  MCDONOG rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Superb--I used frozen mussels and large cooked prawns, so you only need a minute at the end to scatter them over so they heat but do not cook. Even managed to get some socarrat on the bottom of the pan---the 'holy grail' of good Paella's

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• Jersey Cotillard

  16 July 2010

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• Jersey Cotillard

  16 July 2010

  Jersey Cotillard commented on this recipe

  Big hit for dinner last night! Even a thumbs up from the son who hates rice. Did't have green beans, pancetta or mussels, used fresh peas from my garden and it was still really good! Now in my family's top 10 Dinners.

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• Keren

  30 July 2010

  Keren rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was so tasty and very easy to make. Only reason I didnt give 5 stars was I thought the chorizo overpowered the dish somewhat, apart from that gorgoeus. Has gone into the favourites.

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• oh jo

  15 November 2010

  oh jo commented on this recipe

  Made this dish for the first time for friends, it was amazing, everyone loved it! Only problem was my pan wasn't big enough and i didnt want to spend money on a new pan if the paella wasnt worth doing again so I'll definately be investing in a traditional paella pan for the next time! It was also a little on the spicy side. Can only put that down to smoked paprika?? I followed recipe correctly.

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• oh jo

  15 November 2010

  oh jo commented on this recipe

  Made this dish for the first time for friends, it was amazing, everyone loved it! Only problem was my pan wasn't big enough and i didnt want to spend money on a new pan if the paella wasnt worth doing again so I'll definately be investing in a traditional paella pan for the next time! It was also a little on the spicy side. Can only put that down to smoked paprika?? I followed recipe correctly.

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• Emmapc

  06 February 2011

  Emmapc commented on this recipe

  Made this last night for a big family dinner, and it went down a storm! My dad even rang this morning to tell me again how lovely it was!! Very simple to do, and was able to get it ready to a point in advance - I stopped before putting the cooked chicken etc back in. Then just before we had our starter (tapas!) I carried on with the recipe - timed just right! And was so delicious! Will now be a firm family regular!

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• carol

  03 August 2011

  carol commented on this recipe

  I added a red chilli finely chopped, it gave it an extra kick

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• CakesForLife

  26 September 2011

  CakesForLife commented on this recipe

  I used this recipe as the basis for a Paella I made last night, along with another recipe from the Epicurius iPad app and my boyfriend said it was the best paella he'd ever had! I found it took much more than 20 minutes for the rice to cook but the end result was great - really tasty :-)

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• Shoeaddict

  13 December 2011

  Shoeaddict rated and commented on this recipe

  

  what temperature is the hob on? apart from that a great recipe it looks like with great detail

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• Stella

  07 January 2012

  Stella rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Easy and tasty! Can also be easily adapted to use whatever seafood you have.

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• zhagan

  10 April 2012

  zhagan rated and commented on this recipe

  

  First attempt at making paella. Was easy and came out tasting very good

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• Adele

  22 April 2012

  Adele rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Best paella recipe I've ever used, it was delicious. The smoked paprika really gives it a lovely tang.

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• corrinamoore

  11 May 2012

  corrinamoore rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made an edited version of this ie. used turkey breasts (as I had them) and I didnt have the pancetta. I did however add some dried chilli's and it was delicious and really easy to make. Really easy and very tasty.

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• titian

  07 July 2012

  titian commented on this recipe

  Fantastic! Had no red pepper so omitted them, used frozen peas instead of the green beans, and ground paprika instead of smoked. Used a bad of frozen mixed seafood (mussels, squid and prawns) and added frozen king prawns for finishing touch! DELICIOUS!!!

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• titian

  07 July 2012

  titian commented on this recipe

  PS! Basmati rice works really well!!

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• trishh

  24 March 2013

  trishh commented on this recipe

  Unbelievably tasty and really easy to do. Best paella recipe by a mile that I have done

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• carol

  25 March 2013

  carol rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I make this when I have a party, I have tweeked it a little.( taken out the sea food could not afford it ) added 2 green chillies, seeds taken out, People always ask me to make it for their party too. Very tasty

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Ingredients

• 6 skinless chicken thigh fillets, cut into large chunks
• olive oil
• 250g cooking chorizo , sliced
• 75g cubetti di pancetta
• 1 large onion , halved and sliced
• 2 garlic cloves , sliced
• 2 red peppers , cut into pieces
• 150g green beans , cut into pieces
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 500g paella rice
• 1¼l chicken stock mixed with a large pinch of saffron
• 300g raw shell-on prawns
• 1kg mussels , cleaned (discard any that don't close when tapped)
• flat-leaf parsley , chopped to serve
• lemon wedges to serve

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Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 6 skinless chicken thigh fillets, cut into large chunks
• olive oil
• 250g cooking chorizo , sliced
• 75g cubetti di pancetta
• 1 large onion , halved and sliced
• 2 garlic cloves , sliced
• 2 red peppers , cut into pieces
• 150g green beans , cut into pieces
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 500g paella rice
• 1¼l chicken stock mixed with a large pinch of saffron
• 300g raw shell-on prawns
• 1kg mussels , cleaned (discard any that don't close when tapped)
• flat-leaf parsley , chopped to serve
• lemon wedges to serve

Per serving

667 kcalories, protein 52.6g, carbohydrate 72.8g, fat 20.4 g, saturated fat 6.9g, fibre 2.5g, salt 4.57 g

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