A great warming chicken, prawn and chorizo paella recipe, that the whole family will love. This dish is quick to prepare but full of flavour. Starting on the stove, to develop flavour for 10 minutes. Then placed in the oven for 20 minutes, letting the heat do all the hard work for you and saving you from standing at the stove stirring! A quick and easy weekday dinner that is the perfect one pan dish, more flavour, less dishes. Win-win!
Let us show you how to recreate this delicious dish!
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3 simple steps to creating a delicious weekday dish.
This really is a great quick dish, 3 simple steps and you have a dinner that packs a punch in the flavour department.
- Prepare all the ingredients.
- Heat an ovenproof dish, cook off and brown all the ingredients. Add the rice then the liquid and bring to the boil.
- Place the dish straight into the oven for 20 minutes. (And this is my favourite part) let the heat do all the hard work for you, allowing the rice to absorb all that amazing flavour you created at the stove top.
Once ready, we love to just place the dish on the table and let everyone tuck in, for a true one pan dinner experience (and less dishes)!
Related dinner ideas.
If like us, you love a one pan chicken dinner, then we think you'll also love our chicken with creamy mushroom sauce recipe or our one pan creamy chicken thighs with chorizo recipe. Or switch it up and try this delicious pork dish. For another quick and easy weekday dinner then this noodle dish is a must try. Enjoy!
Ingredients and substitutes.
Our recipe uses some classic paella ingredients but also a lot of pantry basics.
Traditionally paella comes from the Valencia region of Spain and consists of short grain rice, either chicken or rabbit, green beans and stock. Traditionally paella never uses chorizo, but for me it is a must, as it gives a great smoky spice flavour to the finished dish.
Need substitute ingredients? There are a few that work well in this dish. You can switch the chorizo for smoked bacon or pancetta. Calamari would work well instead of prawns. You can switch in or add chopped green beans. And if you don't have passata, you can use an equal amount of chopped tomatoes or a smaller amount of tomato paste.
What is the best rice to use for paella?
The best rice to use is short a grain rice like aborio, senia or bomba.
Short grain rice is used because it absorbs liquid and flavour really well and holds together during the cooking process, without going too mushy.
Other paella recipe ideas.
Chicken, prawn and chorizo paella is our favourite but honestly unless you are going for a traditional dish, it's actually entirely up to you. But don't go silly with the flavours! You want to think of flavours that work together and can hold up to the cooking process.
Chorizo, squid, mussels, clams, prawns, green peas make a great seafood paella.
Or capsicum, courgette, spinach, artichoke and olives for a delicious vegetarian option.
It just depends on what you like to eat and how traditional you want to be. You can make the ingredients seasonal to your region or simply use up what you have available. Once you know the basic method, get creative!
If you love flavoursome one pan dinners this creamy pork loin chops is a must try!
Frequently asked questions
A good paella is about developing flavour in the pan, then boiling the rice in the liquid. This allows the rice to absorb all that delicious flavour. Our method for cooking paella, finishes the dish in the oven. Meaning you don't have to stand over the pot stirring and allows the heat to do the work.
Rice. Short grain rice will asborb the flavour and a great texture to your dish.
Yes, use a heat proof pan to brown and cook off the ingredients on the stove top first. Add the rice then liquid and bring to the boil. Then place the dish in the oven, to finish cooking.
We hope we have inspired you to get cooking and give this chicken, prawn and chorizo paella recipe a try. You may just have found a new favourite weekday dinner.
Did you try this dish? Please leave a rating and review below. And if you have any questions about the recipe, you can ask us in the comment section below too.
Happy cooking!
Recipe
Chicken, Prawn and Chorizo Paella
Equipment
- 1 Large, deep ovenproof pan
Ingredients
- 50 ml Canola oil
- 1 Onion
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 300 g Boneless, skin off chicken thigh
- 1 Chorizo sausage
- ½ Green capsicum
- 3 teaspoon Smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon Dried oregano
- 100 ml Passata
- 12 Cherry tomatoes
- 12 Prawns
- 1 cup Arborio rice
- 3 cups Chicken stock
- Salt to taste
- 1 Lemon (Quartered) Optional
Instructions
- Pre heat your oven to 190°C / 375°F
- Cut the chicken thigh into 2 cm cubes.
- Next peel and cut your onion into 2cm cubes, slice your capsicum and slice your chorizo sausage. Peel and slice the garlic cloves.
- Heat your pan on a medium heat and add the oil.
- Add the chicken thigh, chorizo, onion, capsicum and garlic to your pan, fry over a medium heat until it is slightly caramelised, this should take about 5 minutes.
- Add your smoked paprika and dried oregano, stir in for a minute then add passata, cook for a minute. Now add your rice and stir well to coat with the flavours.
- Add your prawns and cherry tomatoes, season with a good pinch of salt then add your chicken stock.
- Bring to the boil on the stove top, once boiling carefully place your paella into your preheated oven, set your timer for 20 minutes.
- Once times up carefully remove, check your rice is cooked and the stock has been absorbed into the rice, if not place back in the oven until it is cooked.
- Allow to rest on the bench for 5 minutes before you serve. Add sliced lemons (optional)A great dish to place in the middle of the table and let everyone help them selves, Enjoy!
Claudia says
Absolutely delicious!! Great flavour. I’m having it for my lunches this week
Sara-Jane Bowness says
Thank you and so glad you enjoyed it, such a tasty, quick dish!
Kristen Wood says
Pinned to make and impress family! Can't wait! 🙂
Mandy Applegate says
My family will love this – thank you!
Danielle Wolter says
This looks and sounds incredible! The flavors are wonderful and I can't wait to try it this weekend.
Toni says
I really love how flavorful this is!! So delish! Thanks for the recipe!
Lauren Michael Harris says
This paella is such a beautiful, hearty dish! The flavors are incredible – definitely one we will be making again!
Toni says
Oh, I love how flavorful this is! Everyone at my house loved it!
Farah Abumaizar says
Wow! What a stunner! You make paella look much easier than I'd expect, can't wait to try this out thanks for the recipe!
Dannii says
Oh this just takes me back to my time in Spain! All of my favourite flavours in this <3
Michele says
I love the flavors, especially the chorizo. The whole family loved it. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Louise Cayzer says
I adore paella and this recipe had all the flavours I craved! So delicious.
Jess says
My brother lived in Spain for two years and always talks about the paella. I can't wait to make this for him!
Kristen says
My family raved over the flavors in this dish! Thank you!
Sara Welch says
This was everything a gourmet meal should be, and then some! Easily, a new favorite dish; loved all the flavors and textures!
Eliza says
What a great recipe! I haven't made paella in years and you've inspired me. The combination of flavors sounds divine, and I appreciate all the tips you shared. Another winner from A Tasty Kitchen!
Stacey says
So delicious, very flavorful and comes together super quick. Love it!
Suzette McGowen says
What type of pepper do you generally use? In the USA the term capsicum is usually used for the heat level a pepper contains. Since it is cooked down in the dish I can’t tell which type you used from the pictures. This recipe looks delicious. And what size prawns/shrimp do you use? Cooked for 20 minutes I imagine a larger variety. Thank you.
Sara-Jane Bowness says
Hey Suzette, Awesome you want to give this delicious Paella a go, you can use bell peppers to replace capsicum. Defiantly use larger prawns over the shrimp as shrimp are generally small and would over cook. We hope this helps. Happy cooking!