Spanish Chicken and Chorizo Paella

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I've never been much of a cook; so, I wasn't quite sure how this recipe was going to turn out when I started it. I manage to get every ingrediant (with the exception of the the saffron and the chorizo. The chorizo, I substituted with Hilshire Farms smoked sausage. I bought turmeric as a replacement for the saffron because I heard from reviews on various sites that that's a decent substitute if you don't want to spend that kind of money. (A little spice bottle of saffron cost $18_and it doesn't come close to filling the bottle. I didn't end up using the sausage but not the turmeric. Can I just say that this recipe was very easy and right on point with everything. It tasted just like it came from an excellent spanish restaurant (and that's not me tooting my own horn because if you ask my husband, he'll tell you that's the gospel truth! Now, HE'S the cook in the family! I made this for him & his mom. He was so impressed, he demanded I make this same recipe every week for him! LOL. His mom definitely enjoyed it, as well as she asked what it was and for the recipe. Then Paula! You're a cooking GODDESS!

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Like others, I changed a few things to fit our style. I used Cajun Smoke Sausage and left out the peas and saffron. I also used brown long grain rice. My husband raved over the dish! It is definitely one to add to the recipe list. I also used boneless chicken strips to add in the cooking time. We loved it!

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I have never made this before. Thought it was too complicated! Excellent! I used chicken tenders in lieu of whole pieces. Saffron is expensive, but worth it. You can use it for a lot of other dishes and it goes a long way. I added shrimp and clams. This makes a lot, so invite friends over or cut the recipe in half. Definitely a keeper.

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I made this for our 29th wedding anniversary and with the exception of the chicken I ran it down my garbage disposal right before serving. Sorry, this was disgusting.

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This is a fine,"Americanized" version suitable for a home cook, as very few of us could ever try to make an authentic Spanish paella. (This is a great contrast to her "Tuscan Carbonara" from this same episode--with the carbonara, it is much easier, cheaper, and healthier to make the authentic version with whole eggs and no cream!. However, like a previous reviewer, I was appalled to hear Paula say that Mexican chorizo was an acceptable substitute for Spanish chorizo, hence my three stars. They are TOTALLY different, and neither one can be used as a substitute for the other. Spanish chorizo is dry-cured and does not have to be cooked; it's sort of like a dry salami. Mexican chorizo must be cooked and is typically used crumbled in breakfast dishes; it's more similar to Italian hot sausage. Spanish chorizo is indeed hard to find and expensive; acceptable substitutes (though they will taste different include linguica and kielbasa. Saffron, unfortunately, is an absolutely key ingredient in paella. You could substitute a very small amount of turmeric, just for the color, in a pinch.

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This was a remarkable recipe. I can't believe I made paella. Traditionally in the Philippines, paella is something that women make to impress the mother of the man they wish to marry. So, big deal of a dish. But this was so easy and came out so delicious, my husband (who doesn't care for Spanish recipes even loved it. I can definitely say that I'll make this again and again. Oh quick tip, the only Saffron threads i found were a little pricey, but I found saffron rice which were less than a dollar per bag and it worked out great.

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This recipe was very easy and it turned out to be one of the most delicious meals ever!! I added some diced carrots with the peas at the end and it was awesome. I know in reading some of the other reviews there was some negative feedback on this; well all of my feedback is positive!!! Easy and awesome!! A MUST!!

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Delicious! I could not find saffron at Stop and Shop but I did find Goya Saszon. It made the dish great and you get about 8 packs in the box. It wasn't too bad price wise considering you can use it 8 times! The chicken was just so tender and juicy. Try it, you'll love it!

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I must say this is an excellent paella recipe, chicken paella is my favorite. I understand that saffron is expensive but that is what is in paella so if you don't want to pay for saffron don't make paella. Also not all paella has seafood, I have been to Spain and I must say while most places do serve seafood paella by far my favorite was the chicken paella. Good recipe, fairly easy, and almost but not quite as good as the paella in Spain.

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This recipe was easy to follow and tasted wonderful. My family was fighting over the last of the rice. I also added large shrimp and clams to the paella at the very end. In a large pot, add 1 1/2 cans(the really large cans - around 32 oz of chicken broth and a package of Goya Sazon, I cooked the (12clams for about 10 minutes and added the (21shrimp for the last 5 minutes. Discard any clams that don't open up. Remove shrimp and clams from pan and arrange on top of the paella.