Shrimp with Lemon-Saffron Rice

Shrimp with Lemon-Saffron Rice

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Prep10 min
Cook25 min
Total35 min
Servings4
Difficultyeasy
AmericanPescatarianLunchDinner / Supper

Ingredients

  • 1 tbspolive oil
  • 0.5 cuponion
  • 0.5 cupgreen pepper
  • 1garlic clove
  • 1 lbshrimp
  • 2 cuprice
  • 14 ozbroth
  • 1.5 tsporegano
  • 0.25 tspsalt and pepper
  • 0.25 tspsaffron
  • 0.25 tsppaprika
  • 1 cupfrozen peas
  • 2.5 tbspfresh lemon juice

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat 1 Tbsp. olive oil in a large pot. Add ½ cup each chopped onion & bell pepper, cook 3 minutes. Add 1 minced garlic clove, cook 30 seconds more. Add 1 pound peeled and deveined shrimp, cook another 30 seconds. Add 2 cups rice, ½ cup water, 14 ounces broth, 1 ½ tsp. oregano, ¼ tsp each: salt, pepper, saffron and paprika. Cover, reduce heat and summer until rice is cooked. Stir in 1 cup frozen peas and 2 ½ Tbsp. fresh lemon juice to finish.