Healthy Paella
Healthy Paella is a fun, one pan, traditional Spanish meal packed with veggies, shrimp, and chorizo. Low carb, low cal, gluten free, and paleo!
Servings 5 servings
Calories 239kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped or minced
- 2 leeks chopped
- ¾ pound chicken chorizo
- 4 ounces haricot verts or green beans trimmed and cut into 1" pieces
- 1 cup broccoli chopped
- 8 ounces tomato sauce canned
- ¼ cup chicken broth
- 16 ounces cauliflower rice or 1 large head riced
- pinch saffron
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ pound shrimp peeled and deveined, tails off
Instructions
- In large pan over medium heat, saute garlic and leek in olive oil for 1-2 minutes, until translucent and fragrant.
- Add chicken chorizo and cook on medium high for 5-8 minutes, until cooked almost all the way through.
- Add green beans, broccoli and tomato sauce to pan. Cook for 3-5 minutes until vegetables are tender.
- Add cauliflower rice with chicken broth,paprika and saffron. Stiffing frequently cook for another 5 minutes until cauliflower is tender. (Add more broth as needed)
- Lower heat, add shrimp and cook until shrimp is pink and curled up (or until hot if using pre cooked shrimp.)
Notes
If you can't find chicken chorizo use pork or use ground chicken plus chorizo seasoning.
Nutrition
Calories: 239kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 172mg | Sodium: 716mg | Potassium: 1000mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1255IU | Vitamin C: 73.3mg | Calcium: 136mg | Iron: 3.6mg