Easy Paella with Sausage & Shrimp
Ingredients
- 2 pkgs Carolina® Saffron Yellow Rice mix
- 3 ¼ cups water
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- ¼ cup onion, chopped
- ½ lb cooked sausage, sliced
- 1 lb cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
- ½ cup frozen peas, thawed
- 2 each green onions, sliced
- roasted red pepper strips, optional
Instructions
Seared sausage, succulent shrimp, simple veggies and our Carolina® Yellow Seasoned Rice mix made this recipe a divine dish for everyone to enjoy. Make this paella and knock the socks off of your fellow guests.
Step 1
In a large saucepan add rice mixes, water, oil, onion, and sausage. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in shrimp, peas and green onions. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Serve garnished with pepper strips, if desired.
Step 2
Rice Cooker Version: Combine all ingredients, except shrimp, peas, green onions and peppers in a rice cooker.
Step 3
Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for white rice. When the cooking cycle is finished, stir in shrimp, peas and green onions. lose lid and let stand 5 minutes.
Step 4
Served garnished with peppers, if desired.
Easy Peasy Paella
Make this easy shrimp and sausage paella and enjoy the flavors of this Spanish legacy within the comfort of your casa. Much like most rice recipes, this dish boasts a mixture of sautéed veggies with juicy meats and an extraordinary blend of spices.
Tasty green peas, red peppers, sweet onions, and sharp green onions make up just half of this delectable paella. What’s left will be sure to make your mouth water. In addition to this assortment of vegetables, you’ll enjoy seared sausage, our Carolina® Yellow Seasoned Rice, and succulent shrimp.
Not only will this recipe taste good, but it’s also single-handedly one of our easiest rich recipes. With our rice blend, you’ll need to add the veggies, oil, and sausage with about three cups of water, and let it simmer. When the rice is ready, add the shrimp and peas in until the shrimp is heated through.
Want an even easier prep? Make it in a rice cooker with our Carolina® White Rice and let your appliances do all the heavy lifting. However, you choose to make this easy paella, one thing’s for sure, this recipe is bound to make an impression on your tastebuds.
Recipe Tips
-Love yourself an authentic paella? For a true traditional dish, substitute Spanish chorizo for sausage.
-Find all kinds of kitchen tips in our Cooking section starting with how long to cook white rice for your recipes!
