Microwave Paella Food

MICROWAVED PAELLA

Steps:

• Combine chicken, sausage, onions, and garlic in a large microwaveable casserole dish. Microwave , uncovered, on High 10 minutes, stirring every 3 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, chicken broth, peppers, shrimp and turmeric; stir. Cover. Microwave 6 minutes.
• Stir in Minute Rice and peas; cover. Let stand 10 minutes. Drizzle with lemon juice; sprinkle with parsley.

MICROWAVE PAELLA

Steps:

• Place onions and garlic in the work bowl of a food processor and process until coarsely chopped. Scrape into a 5-quart casserole with tight-fitting lid. Stir in tomatoes and oil. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power in a 650- to 700-watt oven for 6 minutes.
• Remove from oven and stir in rice, bay leaves, paprika and thyme. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power for 4 minutes.
• Remove from oven and stir in chicken broth and saffron. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power for 9 minutes. Stir, then cook, uncovered, for 8 minutes longer.
• Remove from oven, stir in chorizo and scatter pimento strips over. Place chicken pieces over rice mixture in a single layer. Cover dish with lid and cook at 100 percent power for 4 minutes.
• Remove from oven and uncover. With a large spoon, transfer chicken pieces to a plate. Stir rice mixture well. Return chicken pieces to the casserole so that they are turned over. Cook, covered, at 100 percent power for 4 minutes longer.
• Remove from oven and uncover. Place clams, hinge end down, around the inside edge of the casserole. Cook, covered, at 100 percent power for 3 minutes.
• Remove from oven and uncover. Move clams to the center of the casserole. Scatter peas over the chicken, place mussels, hinge end down, around the inside edge of the dish and place shrimp over mussels. Re-cover with lid and cook at 100 percent power for 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven and uncover. To serve, place all seafood and chicken in a ring on a large platter. Remove bay leaves, stir parsley into rice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Mound rice in the center of the platter.