Seafood with Saffron Rice

Seafood with Saffron Rice is a meal I love. It’s vibrant colour, delicate seafood and filling saffron rice makes it a main dish that perfect for on your own or with guests. Its ready within 50 minutes and looks and tastes as if a chef had cooked it. I use salmon, prawns, squid and scallops and my local shop sells them in a pack. However, choose what ever seafood you enjoy, you may need to adjust the cooking time. Serve with a light salad.

Seafood with Saffron Rice

A filling colourful dish using a lot of ingredients straight from the freezer.

4.95 from 58 votes

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Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: French

Keyword: Prawns, Rice, Salmon, Scallops, Seafood, Spice, Squid, Vegetables

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 People

Calories: 339kcal

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Ingredients

 

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• 100 g prawns frozen
• 100 g squid frozen
• 100 g salmon frozen
• 100 g scallops frozen
• 2 cloves garlic peel/sliced
• 1 large onion peel/chop
• 1 large red bell pepper cored/sliced
• 1 large yellow bell pepper cored/sliced
• 100 g peas frozen
• ½ pinch saffron
• 175 g rice white
• 700 ml vegetable stock broth or chicken
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 bunch parsley chopped
• salt to taste
• ground pepper to taste
• 1 medium lemon juice only

Instructions

• Place a large saucepan over a medium high heat and add the olive oil.
  1 tbsp olive oil
• Once hot, add the onion and fry until soften but no coloured.
  1 large onion
• Add the bell peppers and garlic and fry for a further 3 minutes before adding the rice.
  2 cloves garlic, 1 large red bell pepper, 1 large yellow bell pepper
• Stir the rice well to coat with the garlic and onion flavours and the oil.
  175 g rice
• Add the vegetable stock, saffron and increase the temperature until it starts to boil.
  700 ml vegetable stock, ½ pinch saffron
• Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for about 20 minutes until the rice is lovely and tender.
• Add the seafood and frozen peas together with a squeeze of lemon and cook for a further 10 minutes or until the seafood is cooked and everything is piping hot.
  100 g prawns, 100 g squid, 100 g salmon, 100 g scallops, 100 g peas, salt, ground pepper
• Serve in pre warmed dishes with a sprinkle of chopped parsley as garnish.
  1/2 bunch parsley, 1 medium lemon

Nutrition

Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 846mg | Potassium: 657mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 4747IU | Vitamin C: 169mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 2mg