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Easy Seafood Paella (30 Minutes)

Name: Easy Seafood Paella (30 Minutes)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 lb shrimp, peeled; 1 lb mussels, cleaned; 2 cups short-grain rice; 4 cups fish stock; Pinch saffron; 1 bell pepper; 3 tbsp olive oil; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tsp paprika

Shrimp, mussels, and saffron rice come together in this quick Mediterranean diet paella. Impressive yet easy seafood dinner to cook tonight.

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Prep Time

15 min

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Cook Time

30 min

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Servings

📊

Difficulty

medium

📝 Instructions

1
Heat olive oil in a wide pan. Sauté pepper and garlic 3 minutes.
2
Add rice and toast 2 minutes. Pour in warm stock with saffron and paprika.
3
Simmer 15 minutes without stirring. Nestle shrimp and mussels on top.
4
Cover and cook 8–10 minutes until mussels open and shrimp are pink. Discard unopened mussels.