Quinoa Paella
By: Katrin
Published: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 3:08pm

Ingredients




3 chorizo sausage links
2 cups cooked chicken breasts chopped
2 cups quinoa
3 cups low sodium chicken stock
1/2 large white onion
3 cloves garlic grated
1 teaspoon crushed red chilies
1 small zucchini diced
1 red pepper diced
3 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1 Remove chorizo from its casing into a pot and brown in oil until nearly cooked.  Set aside. 2 In the same pot add onions and garlic to soften.  Add chicken stock and scrape any browned bits and bring to a boil over high heat. 3 Rinse quinoa in a sieve well.  Add to the pot along with zucchini and peppers, and chorizo.  Stir, cover and turn the heat down to a medium/low for approximately 12-14 minutes. 4 Afterwards, add chicken and stir again.  Heat for another 5-8 minutes or until the liquid has been absorbed. 5 I garnished with chopped green onions.

About


This recipe sort of just happened...my husband to be is not a fan of rice but I enjoy it.  We needed to find something that we could equally agree to eat and quinoa was it!
Paella sometimes can be quite heavy but this recipe I whipped up is great - light and flavor packed!
It is also listed on my blog here - http://bit.ly/hhpZY3
Hope you enjoy it!