One-Pot Paella

By AuntieGooper

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound turkey sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked long-grain rice
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 (14-1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 (8-ounce) bottles clam juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

Preparation

Step 1

Coat a soup pot with nonstick cooking spray. Cook the turkey sausage over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes, or until browned.

Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, and thyme. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.

Add the rice, water, tomatoes and their juice, the clam juice, and turmeric; mix well. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.

Stir in the shrimp; cook for 5 minutes, or until the shrimp are pink and cooked through, the rice is tender, and no liquid remains.