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Baked Paella Style Rice with Eggs

Here's how you make Baked Paella Style Rice with Eggs
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 40m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 400 grams skinless chicken thigh fillets, cut into 3cm pieces
  • 1 chorizo sausage, thinly sliced
  • 1 brown onion, finely chopped
  • 1 red capsicum, finely chopped
  • 1 1/4 cups (250g) arborio rice
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 tsp mild paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 1/2 cups (375ml) tomato passata
  • 3 cups (750ml) chicken stock
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/3 cup (40 grams) frozen peas
  • 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley
  • Lemon wedges and crusty bread, to serve
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat the oven 220°C/200°C (fan-forced). Heat half the oil in a large deep ovenproof frying pan over high heat; Cook the chicken and chorizo, turning, for 3-4 minutes or until browned then remove from pan

  • Step 2: Heat the remaining oil in same pan over medium-high heat, then add the onion and capsicum & cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes or until onion is softened; add the rice, garlic, paprika and oregano and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant.

  • Step 3: Add the tomato passata and stock and bring to the boil; remove from the heat and stir chicken and chorizo into rice.

  • Step 4: Cover with a lid & transfer to oven.

  • Step 5: Bake for 15 minutes

  • Step 6: Remove dish from oven & crack eggs over rice mixture; cover with lid & return to oven for 8-10 minutes or until rice is tender and egg whites are set

  • Step 7: Meanwhile, place peas in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water & stand for a minute or until tender; drain the peas & scatter the peas and parsley over rice.

  • Step 8: Serve with lemon wedges and crusty bread.


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