Recipe: Weight Watcher's Paella

Recipe

Paella

Makes 4 servings

8 sun-dried tomato halves (not packed in oil)
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup coarsely chopped onions
1 cup coarsely chopped green bell pepper
4 garlic cloves, crushed
6 ounces regular long-grain rice
3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon crushed saffron threads
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pinch ground red pepper
10 ounces medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
5 ounces turbot or catfish fillets, cut into 1 1/2 x 1" pieces
12 medium clams
1 cup fresh or thawed frozen green peas
1 cup cooked artichoke hearts, halved
1 ounce cooked sweet or hot Italian pork sausage, thinly sliced

1. Place tomatoes into small bowl; add boiling water to cover. Let stand 20 minutes, until softened; drain, discarding liquid. Chop tomatoes; set aside.

2. In large pot or Dutch oven, heat oil; add onions, bell pepper and garlic. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, 5 minutes, until onion is softened. Add rice; cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes.

3. Stir broth, saffron, salt and ground red pepper into onion mixture; bring liquid to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, covered, 10 minutes, until most of the liquid is absorbed. Stir in shrimp, turbot, clams, peas, artichoke hearts, sausage and chopped tomatoes; cook, covered, 10 minutes, until shrimp turn pink, turbot flakes easily when tested with fork and clams open. Discard any unopened clams.

Serving (2 cups) provides:
1 Fat, 2 1/4 Vegetables, 2 1/4 Proteins, 2 Breads, 15 Optional Calories.

Per serving:
489 Calories, 15 g Total Fat, 3 g Saturated Fat, 139 mg Cholesterol, 469 mg Sodium, 55 g Total Carbohydrate, 6 g Dietary Fiber, 35 g Protein, 117 mg Calcium.

Recipe from:
Weight Watchers New 365 Day Menu Cookbook

Weight Watchers Light and Tasty Deluxe CD-ROM
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