Easy Paella
Ingredients
- 2 pkg Mahatma® Yellow Seasoned Rice
- 3 ¼ cups water
- 2 Tbsp 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
Learn how to make this delectable Spanish dish using our saffron yellow seasoned rice cooked to perfection with sausage, shrimp and other vegetables. Try this Easy Paella today and you’ll have a European favorite in no time!
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.
Step 2
Remove from heat and stir in shrimp, peas and green onions. Cover and let stand 5 minutes.
Step 3
Serve garnished with pepper strips, if desired.
Rice Cooker Version
Step 1
Combine all ingredients, except shrimp, peas, green onions and peppers in a rice cooker.
Step 2
Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for white rice. When the cooking cycle is finished, stir in shrimp, peas and green onions. Close the lid and let stand 5 minutes.
Step 3
Served garnished with peppers, if desired.
Easy Peasy Paella
No need to travel to Spain for a taste of the good stuff. With our fast and easy take on this land and sea delight, we’ll show you how to go from only dreaming of making a classic paella de mariscos to making it a reality. The best part is, there’s a rice cooker version. So for those who prefer their dinner to be ready on arrival, this recipe is specially made for you!
Those without a rice cooker need not worry because this recipe will only take about a half-hour. You heard right. Start with a bit of chopping prep work, heat a large saucepan, add in the ingredients as directed, choose your preferred garnish and enjoy! Now, let’s talk about ingredients.
This recipe includes our famed Mahatma® Yellow Seasoned Rice mix, which is comprised of our long grain rice blended with a special combination of spices, onions, and garlic. With the addition of simple components including, savory sausage, succulent shrimp, sautéed onions, peas, and scallions, there’s really no excuse not to try this recipe. It’s as simple as that!
The hard part? There is none. Really! Unless you include trying to fend off your coworkers from a bite of your delicious creation.
After you try this Spanish delicacy, we recommend you continue discovering amazing dishes from around the world and try this homemade Mexican Rice recipe along with a Caribbean-inspired Coconut Jasmine Rice dish. Or try our Jasmine Thai.