Crock Pot Paella Food

SLOW COOKER PAELLA

Steps:

• Set the slow cooker to low. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the chicken and chorizo for 7-10 mins until golden. Transfer to the slow cooker using tongs. Add the onion to the pan and fry for 5-7 mins, or until just softened. Stir in the garlic, paprika and saffron, if using, and cook for 2 mins. Pour in the wine and simmer until reduced by half. Tip into the slow cooker with the rice, tomatoes and stock. Season. Cover and cook for 1½ hrs.
• Add the peas and prawns and cook for 30 mins more. Check the rice is tender; if not, cook for another 15-30 mins.
• Scatter over the parsley and serve with lemon wedges and crusty bread, if you like.

CROCKPOT PAELLA

Steps:

• Brown sausage and onion in skillet over medium heat.
• In 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, mix rice and oil. Stir in tomatoes, broth, sausage, water, salt, saffron and garlic. Arrange chicken thighs in single layer over rice mixture. Sprinkle paprika over top.
• Cover; cook on Low setting 5 to 6 hours.
• About 35 minutes before serving, sprinkle thawed peas over chicken mixture. Arrange shrimp over top.
• Increase heat setting to High; cover and cook 20 to 30 minutes longer or until shrimp are thoroughly heated.

SLOW COOKER PAELLA RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine the salt, pepper and garlic powder. Cut each chicken breast into three pieces and the thighs in half. Season the chicken, slice the pork tenderloin into three-inch pieces.
• Heat the oil in a large pan of medium/medium-high heat.
• In batches, brown the chicken and pork on both sides, about three minutes, per side.
• Transfer the chicken and pork to the crockpot. Add the rice to the pan, cook for three minutes stirring occasionally. Remove and add to the slow cooker.
• Add sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, piquillo peppers, broth, sliced chorizo, onion, bell pepper and saffron to the slow cooker. Stir to combine.
• Cover and cook on high for two hours or until rice is soft. Remove the lid and add the shrimp, nestle them into the paella. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the shrimp is pink.
• Add the frozen peas and stir to combine. The steam from the paella will cook the peas.
• Check for seasoning - you might need a sprinkle of salt. Topped with minced parsley and serve with lemon wedges. Enjoy!

CROCK POT PAELLA

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken pieces and sprinkle with half the paprika; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to a slow cooker.
• 2. Add the rice to the skillet and cook, stirring, for about 3 minutes, or until light golden. Transfer rice to slow cooker.
• 3. Add tomatoes, broth, chorizo, onion, garlic, 1 Tbsp. salt and 1 tsp. paprika to the slow cooker. Stir to combine.
• 4. Cover and cook on LOW for about 4 hours or until rice is tender. Add the peas and turn to HIGH setting for about 20 minutes. Top with parsley and serve.

SLOW-COOKER PAELLA

Steps:

• Warm 1 Tbsp vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook sausage until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer cooked sausage to slow-cooker.
• On th same skillet cook onion, garlic and bell pepper, stirring often, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to slow-cooker.
• Still on the same skillet, add 1 cup chicken broth, turn up the heat to high and bring it to a boil, stirring up browned bits. Pour into slow-cooker.
• Add remaining chicken broth, can diced tomatoes, rice mix and ham to slow-cooker. Add salt if necessary. Stir and cook on low setting until rice is tender, about 4 hours.
• Stir in frozen peas and cook until heated through, about 15 minutes.
• Enjoy!

WEIGHT WATCHERS CROCK-POT CHICKEN PAELLA

Steps:

• Cut chicken into cubes.
• Place chicken, tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, garlic and seasonings into 4-quart or larger slow cooker.
• Cook on low for 5 hours.
• Add peas and rice; cook, uncovered, until peas are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving.

SLOW-COOKER PAELLA

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add chicken to one side and chorizo to the other. Season chicken with salt and pepper and cook until golden, 10 minutes. (Remove chorizo if it's getting too burned.)
• In a large slow-cooker, add browned chicken-chorizo mixture, rice, tomatoes, onion, garlic, paprika, and cayenne and season with salt and pepper. Pour over chicken broth and white wine, then stir to combine.
• Cover and cook on high until rice is almost tender, stirring occasionally, 1½ to 2 hours.
• Remove lid and stir in shrimp and frozen peas. Cover and cook until shrimp is pink and peas warmed through, about 10 minutes more.
• Garnish with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.