Microwave Seafood Paella Recipe

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?This recipe is for a seafood paella that is cooked in the microwave. It is a quick and easy way to make a seafood paella without having to use the stove top.

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time20 minsCook Time1 hrTotal Time1 hr 20 mins
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 3 Green onions
 ¾ c Short-grain rice (such as Valencia, arborio or pearl) OR
 grain rice
 1 cn Stewed tomatoes (16 oz.)
 1 cn Low-salt or regular chicken broth (14 1/2 oz.)
 ¾ ts Dry Thyme
 ¼ ts Pepper
 ½ ts Salt (optional)
  c Frozen petite peas (do not thaw)
 8 Live blue mussels OR
 8 sm Live greenshell mussels
 6 oz Raw medium shell-on shrimp
 ¾ lb Orange Roughy, cut into 1 inch pieces


1

Finely slice green onions; reserve 1/4 cup of the green tops for garnish. In a deep microwaveable casserole bowl or 8 cup measure, combine onions. rice, tomatoes and their liquid, broth, thyme, pepper and salt (dish needs to be twice the height of these combined ingredients).

2

Cover dish tightly and microwave on high (100% power) for 16 minutes, rotating the dish a quarter turn halfway through cooking.

3

Remove the dish from microwave; stir in peas. Arrange mussels and shrimp alternately around the edge of dish, sticking mussels upright into the rice mixture and shrimp head down and tail toward center (they do not need to be completely covered with liquid). Arrange fish pieces in an even layer in center, on top of the rice mixture.

4

Cover and microwave on high until most of the fish has turned opaque throughout and mussels open, 5 to 8 minutes more. Mixture will look saucy. Let stand, covered, about 3 minutes for fish to finish cooking. Serve in wide shallow bowls and sprinkle with reserved green onions over each serving. Makes 4 servings.

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Per serving: 345 Calories, 31 g Protein, 35 g Carbohydrates, .6 g Saturated Fat, 1 g Monounsaturated Fat, .8 g Polyunsaturated Fat, .4 g Omega-3 Fat, 83 mg Cholesterol, 700 mg Sodium.

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Ingredients

 3 Green onions
 ¾ c Short-grain rice (such as Valencia, arborio or pearl) OR
 grain rice
 1 cn Stewed tomatoes (16 oz.)
 1 cn Low-salt or regular chicken broth (14 1/2 oz.)
 ¾ ts Dry Thyme
 ¼ ts Pepper
 ½ ts Salt (optional)
  c Frozen petite peas (do not thaw)
 8 Live blue mussels OR
 8 sm Live greenshell mussels
 6 oz Raw medium shell-on shrimp
 ¾ lb Orange Roughy, cut into 1 inch pieces

Directions

1

Finely slice green onions; reserve 1/4 cup of the green tops for garnish. In a deep microwaveable casserole bowl or 8 cup measure, combine onions. rice, tomatoes and their liquid, broth, thyme, pepper and salt (dish needs to be twice the height of these combined ingredients).

2

Cover dish tightly and microwave on high (100% power) for 16 minutes, rotating the dish a quarter turn halfway through cooking.

3

Remove the dish from microwave; stir in peas. Arrange mussels and shrimp alternately around the edge of dish, sticking mussels upright into the rice mixture and shrimp head down and tail toward center (they do not need to be completely covered with liquid). Arrange fish pieces in an even layer in center, on top of the rice mixture.

4

Cover and microwave on high until most of the fish has turned opaque throughout and mussels open, 5 to 8 minutes more. Mixture will look saucy. Let stand, covered, about 3 minutes for fish to finish cooking. Serve in wide shallow bowls and sprinkle with reserved green onions over each serving. Makes 4 servings.

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6

Per serving: 345 Calories, 31 g Protein, 35 g Carbohydrates, .6 g Saturated Fat, 1 g Monounsaturated Fat, .8 g Polyunsaturated Fat, .4 g Omega-3 Fat, 83 mg Cholesterol, 700 mg Sodium.

Microwave Seafood Paella Recipe

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