Chicken Paella

From our friends at the American Heart Association

Image courtesy of the American Heart Association

Servings: 6

Image courtesy of the American Heart Association

If you like Chinese fried rice, you’ll love this Simple Cooking with Heart Spanish version!

Ingredients

Cooking spray

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts or tenderloins (all visible fat discarded, cut into 1-inch cubes)

2 tsp extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil

1 medium green bell pepper (thinly sliced)

1 medium red bell pepper (thinly sliced)

1 small onion (chopped)

2 medium chopped tomatoes, lightly mashed in a bowl with a fork (save the juices!)

1 can no-salt-added green peas

1 teaspoon garlic (minced, from jar)

1/2 teaspoon parsley

1/4 teaspoon saffron

1/8 teaspoon turmeric

1 cup low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth

2 cups long-grain rice (cooked to package instructions)

Spray a large skillet with cooking spray, add chicken and cook over medium-high heat 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove chicken from pan.
Add oil, bell peppers and onions to skillet — stir well and cook 5 minutes until onions begin to become translucent.
Add tomatoes, peas, garlic, parsley and saffron or turmeric. Stir and cook 2 minutes more.
Reduce to medium-low heat, add broth and chicken, stir well and cover.
Simmer for 20 minutes.
Add rice, mix well and heat until warmed through.

Servings: 6

Calories	380
Total Fat	5.5 g (1.0 g saturated fat, 0.0 g trans fat, 1.5 g polyunsaturated fat, 2.5 g monounsaturated fat)
Cholesterol	48 mg
Sodium	113 mg
Total Carbohydrate	57 g (7 g dietary fiber, 5.2 g sugars, 0 g added sugars)
Protein	24 g