Baked Chicken Paella

Paella a Spanish dish, chicken and rice recipe

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 kg chicken drumsticks

1 chorizo sausage, sliced

1 onion, sliced

2 stalks celery, sliced

2 garlic cloves, crushed

2 teaspoons smoked paprika

2 teaspoons hot chilli sauce

3 cups chicken stock

400g can diced tomatoes

1½ cups medium-grain rice

½ cup frozen peas

1/3 cup sliced black olives

chopped parsley, salad, to serve

Pre heat oven to moderate, 180°C

Lightly grease a 3-litre ovenproof dish

Heat oil in a frying pan on high

Cook chicken and sausage 8-10 minutes

Remove from pan

Add onion, celery and garlic to pan

Saute 3 - 4 minutes, until onion is tender

Stir paprika and chilli sauce through

Cook, stirring, 1 minute

Transfer onion mixture to dish with stock, tomatoes, rice and peas

Mix well

Arrange chicken and sausage in dish with rice mixture

Bake, uncovered, 45 minutes, until rice is tender and chicken is cooked through

Sprinkle with olives and parsley to serve

Accompany with salad

Stir paella once or twice during cooking, and add a little stock if mixture dries out too quickly.

Serves 4

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