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Easy King Prawn Paella
Take a trip to sunny Spain with this delicious king prawn paella. A twists like fluffy brown rice and vibrant turmeric. But one thing stays the same - and that's juicy, responsibly-sourced tiger prawns on top!
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
4 of 5 a day
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 4 tsp smoked paprika & oregano blend (smoked paprika, oregano)
- 3 garlic clove
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- 80g brown rice (brown rice (100%))
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 1 vegetable stock cube (Celery) (Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil*, sugar*, vegetables*(6,8%) [celery*, onion*, carrot*, parsnip*, tomato*], sunflower oil*, yeast extract, caramelised sugar*, herbs* & spices* ( lovage*, turmeric*, parsley*, black pepper*) *Organic ingredients)
- 1 pepper
- 180g raw peeled king prawns (Crustaceans) (King prawn (99%), Salt)
- 160g green beans
Nutritional Information
Calories: 429
Protein: 25g
Carbs: 52g
Fat: 14g
Ingredients
- 110g baby tomatoes (use half)
- 4 tsp smoked paprika & oregano blend (smoked paprika, oregano)
- 80g brown rice (use half) (brown rice (100%))
- 90 raw peeled king prawns (Crustaceans) (King prawn (99%), Salt)
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley (use half)
- 160g green beans (use half)
- 1 onion (use half)
- 1 unwaxed lemon (use half)
- 3 garlic clove
- 1 vegetable stock cube (use half) (Celery) (Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil*, sugar*, vegetables*(6,8%) [celery*, onion*, carrot*, parsnip*, tomato*], sunflower oil*, yeast extract, caramelised sugar*, herbs* & spices* ( lovage*, turmeric*, parsley*, black pepper*) *Organic ingredients)
- 1 pepper (use half)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 449
Protein: 26g
Carbs: 56g
Fat: 14g
Easy King Prawn Paella
Take a trip to sunny Spain with this delicious king prawn paella. A twists like fluffy brown rice and vibrant turmeric. But one thing stays the same - and that's juicy, responsibly-sourced tiger prawns on top!
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Cooking Instructions
- Trim and chop the green beans into thirds. Heat a large saucepan filled with salted boiling water on high heat. Add the rice and boil for 25-30 mins, adding the green beans for the final 3-4 mins, until cooked, then drain.
- Finely slice the onion. Roughly the peppers into 2cm cubes. Heat a large frying pan (we recommend using a 35cm HexClad Hybrid Pan) with 4 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Add the prepped veg along with the whole tomatoes and cook for 6-8 mins, until softening.
- Meanwhile, finely chop or crush the garlic. Add the garlic and the paprika & oregano blend, cook for 1 min, then add 150ml hot water (75ml for 1 person). Crumble in the stock cube and season with sea salt and black pepper. Simmer for 6-8 mins, until the sauce thickens.
- Add the prawns to the tomato sauce and simmer for another 3-4 mins, until the prawns are pink and cooked through. Add a splash of water, if it gets too dry.
- Quarter the lemon. Roughly chop the parsley. Stir half the parsley, the cooked rice and beans into the sauce. Season with sea salt and black pepper. Mix well to combine.
- Serve the paella in bowls and squeeze over the juice from 1 lemon wedge. Garnish with the remaining parsley and lemon wedges.
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