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Catalan Chicken Fideua
A Spanish chicken and pasta dish similar to paella, but made with fideo (short vermicelli) pasta.
servings: 4
total time: 30 minutes
recipe by: Frankie
Ingredients
- 1 TBSP plus 1 TBSP olive oil
- 12 ounces dried fideo pasta or vermicelli broken into small pieces
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Roma tomatoes, chopped
- 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 3 cups water
Directions
- Heat 1 TBSP of oil in a paella pan or large saute pan over medium heat.
- Add the dried pasta to the pan and cook, stirring often, until pasta is lightly toasted, 2 to 3 minutes then transfer the pasta to a bowl and set aside.
- Increase the heat to medium-high and heat the remaining 1 TBSP of oil in the now empty pan.
- Generously season the chicken pieces with salt & pepper then cook the chicken in the pan, stirring often, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes.
- Add the tomato, bell pepper, garlic, paprika, and 1/2 tsp salt to the pan and cook, stirring often, for about 1 minute.
- Stir in the water and bring to a boil.
- When the water begins boiling stir in the pasta then cook, without stirring, for about 5 minutes.
- Stir and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until most the liquid has been absorbed and the pasta is tender, 2 to 5 more minutes.
- Stir and taste then add additional salt & pepper if needed.
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