Spanish Recipe · Shrimp Paella

This is a simple paella that is fast and tastes great. I even got my kids to eat it.

Ingredients

• ½ cup uncooked white rice
• 1 ½ cups water
• ½ teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 pound fresh shrimp, shelled and deveined without tails
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes with juice
• 4 saffron threads

Cooking Directions

1. In a saucepan bring water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, saute the garlic and shrimp for about 5 minutes or until pink.
3. Pour in broth, tomatoes and saffron; bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Stir in 2 cups of the cooked rice and reduce heat to low. Cook for an additional 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories199.5
• carbohydrateContent23 g
• cholesterolContent172.9 mg
• fatContent1.2 g
• fiberContent1.1 g
• proteinContent21.3 g
• saturatedFatContent0.3 g
• sodiumContent358.7 mg
• sugarContent2.6 g