Party Paella
Serves 6
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 red bell peppers, chopped
6 ounces turkey or chicken
sausage, cubed
½ pound boneless, skinless
chicken breast, cubed
3 cups cooked brown rice,
moist
1½ cups frozen peas, thawed
3 teaspoons lemon juice
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoon each coriander and
turmeric
12 ounces small frozen shrimp,
thawed and peeled
1. In a medium nonstick
skillet heat olive oil. Sauté onion, sausage, chicken
breast, and red pepper until sausage is cooked all the way
through, about 5 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, mix
together the cooked rice, peas, lemon juice, garlic,
coriander, and turmeric.
3. Add rice mixture to the
skillet and stir until combined. Place shrimp on top, reduce
heat to low, and simmer until shrimp are pink, about 3
minutes. If rice mixture is drying out, add a few
tablespoons of water to keep it moist.
Per serving: 371 calories, 35
gm protein, 33 gm carbohydrate, 10 gm fat, 2 gm sat fat, 5
gm mono fat, 146 mg cholesterol, 5 gm fiber, 633 mg sodium
This is a
great recipe for festive occasions. It’s fast and easy but
looks like you took a long time in the kitchen.
Shrimp is
high in protein and low in calories and fat.
By reading
labels on sausage, you can cut sodium significantly, to
below 300 mg per serving.
