Almost Paella
From softgrey 13 years ago
- 15 min to make
- Serves 1
I love paella but it's too complicated and takes too long. This is my quick and easy version. Feels very gourmet and very healthy. Feels good! YUM!
Ingredients
- 1/4 green pepper - finely chopped shopping list
- 1/2 medium onion - finely chopped shopping list
- 2 large garlic cloves - minced shopping list
- 8 shrimp shopping list
- 1 cup frozen peas shopping list
- 1 cup cooked quinoa shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
- olive oil shopping list
- fresh parsley, finely chopped *optional- but good! shopping list
How to make it
- Using a nonstick skillet, add enough olive oil to cover the bottom of the pan.
- Add the onion, pepper and garlic.
- Saute until soft and translucent.
- Add the peas and a pinch of salt, stir well.
- When peas are soft and tender, add the shrimp and some more salt and freshly cracked pepper.
- Cook and stir until the shrimp are just turned pink and all teh ingredients are nicely incorporated.
- Turn off the heat and stir the cooked quinoa into the skillet.
- *to plate- remove shrimp with tongs, pour contents of skillet into a bowl and then arrange shrimp alongside grain and vegetable mixture. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
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This looks yummy and easy! I'll bet it would be good with brown rice as well! Nice post!
frankieanne
in Somewhere loved it
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This was very good and very easy. I made it exactly as written except I used brown rice as I had no quinoa. It went together quickly for me especially as I had chopped up everything earlier in the day and had it in the refrigerator, ready to go when ...more
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